CHINESE COMMUNIST INFLUENCE ON CONDITIONS IN MACAO

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 2, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFID TTI
COUNTRY China/Macao
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Influence
on Conditions in Macao
DATE OF INFO.
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PLACE ACQUIRED
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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la The population of Macao has dropped from 150,000 during the border incidents
of 1952 to 130,000 in October 1953.1 About 20 percent of the residents of Macao
are Communist or pro-Communist'; 40 percent are . pro 1ationalist; and 40 percent
are neutral. During. 1953 Communist activities in Macao decreased and the people
grew tired of Communist propaganda.2 A moving picture theater which used to
show only Communist films had to close down because of a lack of an audience
for the movies.
2. From 1950 until 1952 Communist influence was felt throughout the Macao school
system. Textbooks were modified to appease the Chinese Communists and some
schools displayed the Chinese Communist flag. In 1953, however, with the
lessening of Communist influence two Communist middle schools suffered decreases
in enrollment.. The Lingnan (7117/0589) Middle School p~rollment fell from 800
to 600 and the P'eicheng (1014/2973) Middle School enrollment fell from 600 to 300.
In October 1953 these schools stopped displaying the Communist flag and gave
up using Communist textbooks. The Haochiang (3445/3068) Middle Schoolyis still
Communii t-controlled. Among non-Communlist Christian schools, the Communists
have their greatest influence in the P'eitao (1014/6670) Middle School. The
following. teachers in the P'eicheng Middle School are Communistso KUANG Pin-jen
(6782/4426/0088), LIANG Han-tan (2733/1385/3225), and LIN Te-chang (2651/1795/
4545).
3. The attitude of the Macao government toward Protestant churches is generally
unfavorable. Recently, the flow of persons coming from the mainland has
stimulated the Protestant church movement in Macao. The Communists in Macao
pay little attention to the Protestants because there has been no sign of
organized political activity on the part of the Protestant churches.
4. Smuggling persons from Communist China to Macao is usually done at night through
Wants'ai (3494/0098) opposite Macao by sampan. The price charged for smuggling
one person varies from HK $1,800 to HK $2,700.3 The smuggling is handled by
Chinese Communists in Macao who collect the price after the person arrives in
Macao.
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2. rted increase of Communist influence in Macao during 1952 see
3. For a detailed report on the methods of crossing the border see
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