the law. The intention of the Hong Kong Government is, and remaine,
solely to uphold the law, which is published and accessible to all and
equally applicable to all members of the community. The C.P.G. must
realise that unless the law is upheld and public order maintained the
interests of all the population of Hong Kong will suffer. H.1.0. are
therefore unable to understand the arguments in the statements of the
M.F.A.
7.
A reply in these reasonable, though firm, terna would for the moment
preclude drastic action against the left-wing of the sort suggested in
paragraph 4 of my telegram No.600, since this would be going further
than the maintenance of the existing law, But at the moment it seems
that a seizure by us of the initiative along those lines would in the
inmediate future destroy any slim chances there may be of reaching a
reasonable solution; and though preparatione for such action are being
made they should not in my view be put into operation except as a last
resort in the event of a further breach of the law by the left.
8.
It now seems essential that I should know as soon as possible whether
Ministers would wish me to seek a compromise along the lines of the four
demands; or whether they would favour a firmer line as in paragraph 6.
In any case, there is no longer any possibility of treating this as a
labour diapute, and hence a visit by Foggon would not in my view serve a
useful purpose. On the other hand, so soon as Ministers have reached a
decision on the point in paragraph 7 above, it would be most helpful if
a senior official could come out here inmediately to give me the fullest
possible picture of what is in their minds.
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Your tel. No. 589.
We agree that dispate appears to be spontaneous
and local in origin.
It seems to us that the
advantage lies in securing a settlement at local.
leval.
2. We think that arly approach in Peking on the lines
suggested will lead to escalation, obliging the
Chinese People's Government to come out in full
support of their sympathisers in Hong Kong. #e
would expect any Chinese reply to our representations
to
to lay the Name entirely on us and insist that we accede to all local
demands. In addition, such
an approach would open the dobr wide for Peking to
start bargaining on such matters as the provision of facilities for U.S.
ships and visits of troops, the return of illegal immigrants and the
handing over of K.M.T. agents. We would expect their reply to be
followed by an all-out propaganda campaign against
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Hong Kong telegrams No. 574 und 579 show that on the 11 May, Liter
demonstrations outside the artificial flower works, an
illejul meeting of some 1,500 was held, The police were called in
beauuse the management feared that the gutes of the fuctory would be
pushed in and after attempts to disperse the mouting were unsuccesɛful
some 60 persons were arrested, At 6.30 p.m. the police hid "enervi
control over the aros and riot squada were being withdrawn
as für sa possible to minimise uny provoc...tion. In a latur tele,ras
the Governor reports that the situution hud deteriorated further later
in the evening and that he hữu ordered a curfew covering the disturbed
area of Korth dust Kowloon only. By 9 o'clock local tise 90 persons had
been arrested, at 9.45 four gua shells were fired in one incident in a
resettlement estate, but otherwise batons and buton shells were only
have been employed so fur.
8.
Attempts are being made to make informal contúat with the left- wing
leadership to mplain the position: thut Hong Kong depende for its
existence on stability and confidences that the policy is now, as
always, to maintain the law impartially: thut chilst the workers and
trade unions have every right to act within the law relating to trade
disputes, the Gov-mnent must tuks action when bresches of the pesce
occur, The main left-wing papers have been Living wi-a coverage to the e
disputes and editorials hve taken the line that the workers' struggle is
just and their demands should be met by the British authorities.
It is not yet clear whether these developments indicats, or hold, any
fundamental change of Chinese policy towards Hong Kong, There are some
grounds for thinking that, in the confusion resulting fr a the cultural
revolution (particularly in Canton) there may be a weakening, if not
temporary cess-tion, of the control hitherto exercised from the uwinland
over left-wing organiə"tions and Chinese agencies in Hong Kong and that
their presentations reflect their own assessment of the role that it is
*za appropriate for them to take in xxx current conditions in China.
There is, however, information that the Chairman of the Federŭtion of
Trude Unions (F.T.U.) left for Chine on the 7 May and returned at
noon on the 9 Xay.
the 9 May. It
It is not known whether he received any guidance while in China or
whether lert-wing leuders ore ştiff sêting on their
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Your telegram No. 928 to Hong Kong.
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It would be preferable if possible to mention reasons for arrests made
by the police, e.g. offences with which those arrested have been
charged.
Otherwise the draft is acceptable to me.
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20 persons arrested on 6th May outside Hong Kong artificial flower
factory appeared at 10.30 hours at South Kowloon Magistracy this
morning. All charged unlawful assembly, 4 additionally charged with
common assault and
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2 intimidation. A crowd of about 150 spectators had assembled in court.
When Magistrate entered they started chanting Mao's thoughts and a
further crowd of roughly the same number who were outside the courtroon
joined in. The Magistrate adjourned. Fifteen minutes later he returned
but the chanting continued. He again adjourned until 14.30 hours,
Director of Public Prosecutions consulted Magistrate and applied for
hearing in the absence of general public except press. Magistrate
agreed. Court resumed at 14.40 hours. Reporters and 2 men and 2 women
representing a crowd of some 200 outside the courtroom were admitted, By
15.30 hours this crowd increased to about 300 with another 800 watching
nearby. The crowd in the vicinity of courtroom chanted Mão 'a thoughts
and sang revolutionary songs. They appeared well organised. At about
17.15 hours, the court still sitting, the crowd started to disperse.
Court closed at 17.40 hours after only 2 prosecution" witnesses had been
heard. The 17 persons detained were offered bail and each released on a
personal recognisance of H.K. dollars 200 to appear at 09.00 hours
tomorrow, 17th May. The 3 on bail have had bail renewed. Remainder of
crowd dispersed peacefully.
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