treated with due process.
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19.
A further challenge which the communists could offer would be
the open defiance of Government regulations. A civil disobedience
campaign
could be launched in which there would be a refusal to forward tax
returns
or pay taxes, as was done in Macau. The counter to such attempts would
be
propaganda by Government coupled with due enforcement of the law, if
circum-
stances allowed it.
Selective arrest and detention
20.
Should counter-measures by Government fail to achieve de-
escalation, there remains the power to arrest and detain. Key
personalities
in the left-wing world could be removed to deny their organisations the
leaders and organisers who serve them, which would quickly but perhaps
only
temporarily reduce the effectiveness of left-wing agitation.
21.
To consider the wholesale arrest of left-wing leaders, however,
presupposes an extremely serious internal security situation where a
choice
between effecting the arrests or abdicating Government might have to be
made. The small-scale arrest of trade union leaders engaged in agitation
would be unlikely to hinder seriously the progress of organised trade
union opposition to Government as effective replacements would always
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be found, but the unions' officers could be prosecuted and closure
orders
Additionally selected arrests could be made from
made on their premises.
various left-wing circles and might have a salutary effect, but either
measure could, of course, provoke sharp C.P.G. reaction.
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"Essential Services"
Work Forces and
Union Membership
Government Departmenta
ANNEX 'A'
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Serial
No.
Department
Labour Forca
Union Membership
1
1
Medical & Health Dept."
9,500
Medical Dept. Chinese Staff General Assoc. (360/314)
Assessment of Union, etc.
Neutral. In-
active.
360
(Restricted to
01
Fire Services Dept.
7,800
Medical & Health
Dept. Pharmaceutical
Staff Assn.
(157/122)
G.A.F.&H.C.W.U.
(7000/6000)
-
Dept.)
Neutral. In- active.
(Restricted to
157
Dept.)
570
L/W. Active
Fire Services Staffa' General Association. .(1000/450) 1000
G.A.F.&H.C.W.U.
(7000/6000) - 5
Neutral but leanings to left. Inactive (Restricted to
Dept.)
L/W, Active
3
Marine Dept.
1,000.
Marine Dept. Chinese Employees' Union, (469/415)
L/W. Active
469
(Restricted to
Dept.)
UN
5
Post Office+
800
Postal Workers' Union (450/422)
L/W. Active
450
(Restricted to
Dept.)
Resettlement Dept.
• G.A.F.&H.C.W.U. presently agitating re dismissals, promotions; and
conditions in Q.E.H. laundry.
+ Union putting up clain on pay, etc, of
Postmen.
G.A.F.&H.C.W.U. (7000/6000)
4
L/W. Active.
-
60
I/W. Active.
G.A.F.&H.C.H.U. (7000/6000)
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MESSENTIAL SERVICEST JORK FORCE AND WION MEMBERSHIP
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PUBLIC TRUISFORT
issessment of Union, etc.
L/ Active but not in this Company.
Serial
No.
Company/Service ·
Work Force
Union Membership
1
'Star' Ferry Co. Ltd.*
582
(1) Hong Kong Seamens' Union (26242/13219) - 250 (11) Chinese Coxswain's
& Engineers Association
(829/681) - 10
2
Hong Kong & Yaumati • Ferry Co. Ltd
1800
(i) Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Workers General
Union (570/525) (ii)Chinese Coxswains' & Engineers Association
(829/681)
-
570
300
(iii)Hong Kong Seamens' Union (26242/13219)
50
ᅧ
I
Kowloon Motor Bus Co. Ltd. 8,500
Neutral, pro-left
inactive.
R/, fairly active. Restricted to Company.
Neutral, pro-left.
Fairly active.
L/7 active, but not in Company.
L/ active. Restricted to Company.
R/
RAW fairly active. Restricte to Company.
L/ active. Restricted to Company.
P
-3,100
-
222
-
(1) Motor Transport Jorkers' Union Kowloon
Bus Branch (3100/2200) (11)Kowloon Hotor Bus General Union
(222/206)
China Motor Bus Co. *
2,279
(1) Motor Transport orkers' Union (FK)
Bus Branch (600/540)
600
+
TH
(11)China Motor Bus Workers' General Union
(197/197)
-
- 197
2/ fairly inactive. Restrict to Company.
LAN
5
Hong Kong Tramways Ltd.
1,630
(1) Hong Kong Tramway Jorkers' Union (996/598)
(ii)Tramway Free Jorkers' Union (97/97)
996
L/7 fairly active. Restricte to Company.
97
R/ fairly active. Restricted to Company.
6
-
Kowloon Canton Railway
800
(1) Kowloon-Canton Railway "orkers' Union
(110/93)
(ii)Painters' General Union (1439/1003) (111)G.A.F. & H.C...U.
(6852/4078)
(iv)Chinese Engineers' ♫ titute (997/465)
t
110
មានន
Neutral but noving to left. Fairly active.
L/i-inactive, LA-inactive. Neutral.
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I
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2
Serial
Company/Service
Work Force
Union Hembership
No.
·
·
Presently holding negotiations with employees regarding demands on wages
and conditions of service, Demands are left inspired.
*
Assessment of Union, etc.
-
UNION OF CHIN SE "ONKERS' IN JOSTERN STYLE #PLOYIRIT
AFFILIATED TO F.T.U. KEBERSHIP: 6,500/5,000
DISTRIBUTION OF MEMBERS
Serial
No.
Trade/Occupation
Estimated Labour Force
Union Membership
1
Hotel Trade;
Office-boys,
10,000
800
messengers, etc. in Local firms.
2
office-boys, messengers, junior clerks and attend- ants in pon-local
firms
6,000
1,800
MY
3
Amahs and cooks
12,000
3,500
600
Dáiry Farm Co. Ltd.
50
5
Land and Building companies
300
200
(lift attendants, watchmen etc)
Peak Tram Company
30.
1
+
+
GOVERMEJIT, ARMED FORCUS & HOSPITAL CHEESE OVERS' UNIC!! (G.A.F. &
H.C...U.
AFFILIATED TO F.2.0. HABIRCHP: 7,000/6,000
DISTRIBUCION OF BERS
Serial
No.
Department
No. of lembers
1
Urban Services Dept.
3,150
N
Public Works Dept.
2,000
3
Medical & Health Dept.
570
Tung Jah Three Hospitals
570
Dual Membership of other Unions
-
30
1) R/H U.C.D. Staff General Association 30 11) R/H U.S.A. Kowloon
Morkers' General Union 20 iii) L/W Motor Transport orkers' Union 25
←
1)L/W Government Waterworks Chinese Employees Union ii) LW Motor
Transport Jorkers' Union 15
1) Neutral Medical Dept. Chinese Staff General Assoc. 11) L/ Fotor
Transport forkers' Union 15
-
1) R/V Tung Wah Three Hospitals Employees' Assoc. ii) L/W Motor
Transport Jorkers' Union
5
Resettlement Dept.
60
6
Misc. Government Depts.
400
1) L/ Postal Workers' Union 11) LA Marine Dept. Chinese Employees' Union
iii) L/J Motor Transport Workers' Union 10
4
10
-
Armed Forces
250
|
(Army
-
130)
(R.N.
-
70)
(RAF
-
50)
1
+
10
· 20
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"ESSENTIAL SERVICES" JOSK FORCE AND UNION MEMBERSHIP
UTILITIES
Serial
No.
Company/Service
Work Force
Union Hembership
Assessment of Union, etc.
1 ·
Government aterworks *
1,500
1) Government laterworks Chinese Employees' / Active. Restricted to
Dept.
Union (748/568)
748
11) G.A.F. & H.C.7.U. (6852/4078)
-
30
L/W active.
+
2
China Light & Power ** Co. Ltd.
1,200
1) China Light & Power Co. Ltd., Chinese
Employees' Union (367/324)
-
367
L/W fairly active. Restricted to Company.
+
3.
Hong Kong Mectric Co.
1,200
1) Electric Co. Chinese Workers' Union
(674/537)
674
L/ fairly inactive. Restricted to Company.
China Gas Co. Ltd.
450
1) China Gas Co. Ltd. Chinese Employees'
Association (367/324)
-
367
L/W fairly active. Restricted to Company.
5
H.K. Telephone Co.
3,000
Demands by departmental Union for more overtime pay for Kowloon twincock
operators.
Union preparing to submit demand for wage increase.
-
1) Telephone Co. Ltd Chinese Jorkers Union
(1247/742)
1247 ii) Telephone Co. Ltd Free Workers Assoc.
(Society, NOT trade Union) (26/23)- 26
LA fairly active, Restricted to Company.
Neutral. Activities not known.
-
Ra
RM 117
115
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Inflammatory Posters.
The following statement was issued at 1845 hours on 4 June. "A
Government spokesman today clarified various points about the scope and
intention of the Emergency (Prevention of Inflammatory Posters)
Regulations 1967.
These Regulations have as their object the prevention of the public
display of posters containing 'inflammatory matter', which may be
briefly described as posters displaying material which contain any
incitement to violence and law-breaking, any attempt to spread
disaffection and to undermine the loyalty of the police force and the
public service, or any attempt to stir up 111-will in the community.
An inflammatory poster' is any poster or any photograph or reproduction
of any photograph, whether or not accompanied by any written or printed
matter, or any banner or similar device which is or contains
inflammatory matter in any form, shape or manner whatsoever.
The Regulations are not directed against the expression of any thought
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