IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Hong Kong

· Socialist Challenge No. 149, 29 May 1980 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 211 words

The scan: sc-n149-may-29-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

siderable interest.

MacLeannan be normal for Hong Kong's fatives, but because he was gay.

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inflicted or done by somebody else. BRITAIN's colony of Hong Kong is probably the most corrupt place in the world. Accordingly, the recent death there of Police Inspector John MacLeannan has aroused conwas under investigation by his police bosses, not for being in the pay of gangsters, which would 'law and order' represenThen he was found shot dead with five bullets in his The suspicion is that his own colleagues decided to punish MacLeannan. But at the inquest last week the police pathologist did his best to cover up the whole affair. He tola the court: I cannot say whether the wounds were selfIT SHOULD come as no surprise that Thatcher came to the aid of Khomeini in freeing the hostages guerillas in London's Iranian embassy. Historically Britain has been no friend to the Arab nationality in Iran. held by the Arab history.

page 13 of the scan

Following the one of the bloouiest events in the region's Hundreds of youth, and older people, were left lying in their own blood in the streets of Khoramshar - mown down by tanks.

demonstration fourteen members of the HKS (Iranian section of the Fourth International) were arrested and came

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