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Negative

3. Absence of the following:

China Internal

(a) Campaigns with anti-West overtones.

(b)

Change in Chinese attitude to UK not necessarily on Hong Kong issues.

Hong Kong /Macao

(1) Complaints of foreign interference:

(a) allegations that Hong Kong/Macao is an

imperialist base; used by nationalists, by Soviet revisionists;

protests;

(b) (c)

demands

(2) Complaints of anti-Chinese bias:

(a) allegations of unfavourable Hong Kong/Macao

attitude on e.g. Chinese cultural matters; (b) protests

(c) demands

(3) General unrest:

(a) disputes over administrative actions, e.g.

action against unauthorised schools; Walled

City;

(b)

protests;

(c) demands.

(4) Labour Unrest:

(a)

Communist-led strikes;

(b) protests arising out of such strikes;

(c) demands on Hong Kong/Macao Governments by

strikers.

China/Hong Kong/Macao

(a)

(b)

Official news media reports of situation in Hong Kong/

Macao.

Official news media comments on situation in Hong Kong/

Macao.

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