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Following is weekly assessment of situation as at
0800 hours 4 August 1967.
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The principal features of the Communist confrontation over the past week have been:
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(a) The replacement, to a large extent, of bonb throwing by the planting of bombs in public places.
86 such bombs have been dealt with by bomb disposal tea! since 28 July, whilst 18 explosions, caused by bomb throwin: or devices detonating before the arrival of the bomb sra is, have occurred during the same period. Three people have been injured by these explosions. A large number of false reports, nearly 100 on one day alone, are also being received; many of these are genuine mistakes on the part of the public, but some are deliberate hoaxes. Six arresta have been made for possession of bombs or connection with bomb incidents. A number of those detained have provided evidence of the involvement of at least two Communist trade unions in organising this campaign.
(b) Sporadic minor stoning incidents continued on the border. A more serious incident took place on 3 August when groups of stone throwing youths crossed into British territory over the Lo Wu Bridge on several occasions.
Trey were dispersed by army personnel who used tear gas on three occasions. The C.C.A., after a period of indecision, took steps to prevent any further incursions.
(c) There has been no significant C.C.A. movement und
no change of deployment in the border area.
(d) The donation of a further HK dollars 10 million by the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) to the All Circles Anti-Persecution Committee;
(e) Continued attempts by the Hong Kong Seamen's Union to spread the seamen's strike have not proved very successful. Major British shipping companies are rescheduling their services in the light of a threatened
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(g) Despite disruption of railway services supplies of food have been maintained at a satisfactory level by road and sea.
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2. Police action, in some cases assisted by military forces, has continued against Communist organisations, largely as a follow up to reports of the involvement of Communist unionę in organising the planting of bombs. These operations have yielded quantities of offensive weapons, inflammatory posters and, in some instances, documents of intelligence interest. The Communist leadership has atill not surfaced and overt activities in many left wing organisations have been brought to a standstill. Union members have, in many cases, been instructed to stay at home; employees of Communist film companies have been given indefinite leave; and the detailed schedule of activities planned in the Commimist schools for the summer holidays have, to a large extent, been abandoned.
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4. Reaction from China to the offensive moves made by Government is still very slight and has been confined to denunciations over the radio, in the press and a perfunctory reference in a long speech by the Acting Chief of Staff of the P.L.A. to the effect that "we must resolutely support the compatriots in Hong Kong in their struggle against the British authorities". This was coupled with the usual reference to liberation of Taiwan. No reference was made of liberation of the Colony, possibly indicating that there has been no change in China's policy of physical non-intervention. It seems likely that the chaotic situation in central China and Canton has distracted attention from the local scene, at least for the time being. Nevertheless, there is still no indication whatsoever that the local Communist leadership intends to abandon its policy of confrontation with the Hong Kong Government.
5. The border situation remains tense, but C.C.A. still seem willing ultimately to exercise their authority effectively. The danger of an incident getting out of hand if firearms are used remains.
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According to B.B. C. Overseas News last night the Hong Kong Government are under pressure to introduce death penalty for bomb planting. In our present precarious position here I hope Hong Kong Government may be advised to avoid, if possible, taking any new severe measures unless these are absolutely necessary.
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I attach the latest copies of shipping information which havo roached me. I was sorry that we could not identify which ship was involved in the report contained in your tologram No. 725. We knew that it was not "Cardiganshiro" which had reported that morning from Toingtoo and which should leave today for loinkang.
2.
The troubloo encountered by the "Svirsk" and the Grock ship whoso namo I have not got by me at prosent (Cape something), coupled with the lengthening delays in cargo handling at China porta, are causing cliipowners to consider scriously whether serving thoco ports is really profitable. Although the main companies involvõd wish to keep a foot in the door, lost the Dutch, French or Japaneco take over, any worsening of the situation might well cause them to take a further hard look at tho situation.
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You will by now have received our telegram No. 1205 to Commonwealth Office about the shipping striko. I hope that is What you want. I have now ached departments to consider if we cannot 1csuc simil r material about economic and financial conditions. For instance, although there has been nome outflow of funds, Intest news auggosto that there has been a reversal of some of the unhealthy trends in financial affairs. It may only
be possible to provide you with suitable en clair material when monthly figures come out. Wo shall do what we can.
4.
Roverting to shipping wo have been wondering if masters A of British ships may not suffer from the threat issued to you
last night about Communist newspapermen etc. (We have not at tho moment of drafting yet got the text of the Note given to you.). They and, I fear, you and Grey seem to be the most likely targets of Chinone spleen. With Swiss, Italians, Kenyans and Ceylonose un.ler attack thore seems no limit to the madness of China's present rulers.
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we do so.
6.
Thank you for passing on the water letter. You may be intorouted to hear that we have acon the first onco of China breaking a contract which may be of importance in connection with water. The II.K. & China Gas Company have been told that China_wil1 renoge on a contract to supply 50,000 tons of coal of which only 20,000 tons have so far been provided. The owners couldn't care 1000 bocauco they're convorting to oil apparently, and don't need the coal. But it could be a precedent for the China algo to renego on wator, which up to now people have thought unlikely. The recent torms have filled up the reservoirs nicely and its pouring again at this moment. We are busy sucking information about possibilities of getting water by tanker from neighbouring countries, but so far without much success. A similar operation in espect of food supplies at prenont coming from China is also under way •
7.
The latest colleation of U.S. ships, including "Hornet", sailed on 20th August having received extremely little notice in the Communist press. Only on one day did they have anything to say.
8.
I am sending copies of this letter to Carter in the Commonwealth Office, Denson in the Foreign Office, Given in Singapore and Gilmore in Washington.
COMIDER Į.
(K.M. Wilford)
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THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS said that the security situation in Hong Kong was under firm control.
The communists were now turning to bornb outrages and in the fortnight before 4th September there had been 700 reports of bombs of which 100 were genuine. This put a heavy strain on the bomb disposal units; and proposals had been made for stern action against people found carrying bombu. So-called "mosquito broadsheets" (containing threats of death against leading personalities - one of whom had since been killed) had also recently appeared; and some of them were being produced in premises owned by Chinese Government enterprises. Thought was being given to action to deal with these new threats having regard to possible repercussions on the British staff of the Office of the Charge d'Affaires in Peking, The Ghurka troops had done excellent work in aiding the civil power; but this was one of the factors leading to further Chinese pressure in Nepal to stop recruitment,
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Sitrep from 111200 to 151200: My telegram No. 1361.
There was a sharp increase in bombing incidents on
11 and 12 September but the number of these has fallen off again. There have been further minor street demonstrations in one of which a Police Officer was attacked and slightly injured. There was a major improvement in the supply of Ilgs on 13 September. The frontier has been quiet.
2. There were 176 bomb reports in the period of which 31 proved genuine. Two Police Officers were injured in one explosion which was probably electrically detonated. An assembly of several hundred students in Kowloon quickly dispersed on arrival of police on 11 September. A group gathered in Western District on the Island to listen to a propaganda broadcast from a CPG vessel and attacked the Police party when it arrived to investigate. The Police opened fire but the main assailants escaped. Police raids have continued and in one union premises evidence of bomb manufacture was found.
3. At Lo Wu on 14 September a party of coolies arrived by boat on the bank below Lo Wu bridge and cut grass and shrubs there. They did not approach too close to our defensive positions in which however they demonstrated interest. There were no altercations. At Man Kam To on 11 September subversive slogans were painted within the loading compound near the bridge and on screens erected to shield military positions. Since these are only visible from C.T. or within the loading area they have not been removed as yet. The indications are that this might have been a move designed to create an incident.
4. On 10 September a group of 50 people from C.T. landed on Peng Chau Island in Mirs Bay about two miles from C.T. They held a three hour propaganda meeting and left behind a number of inflammatory posters and two bombs one of which was genuine. These have been removed.
5. Nearly 5,000 pigs arrived from China on 14 September 2,000 by road and 2,000 by rail. This is the largest day's import since the end of July and the first substantial rail import since mid-August. It remains to be seen whether this can be kept up, but reports that a number of pigs came from outside Kwangtung indicate that the railway to the North may now be operating effectively.
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Foreign Office pass Washington Priority as my telegram No. 295 and Canberra as my telegram No. 94.
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Nineteen (repeat nineteen) people were arrested by Police today following two demonstrations - one in Yaumatei Kowloon and other outside Causeway Bay Magistracy on Hong Kong Island.
Two hundred people took part in Kowloon demonstration and Police had to fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Only thirty people involved in Island demonstration.
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Chinese Community today celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival with traditional gaiety despite ban on firecrackers and fireworks under emergency regulations.
Holidaymakers taking advantage of fine weather flocked to public beaches and resorts in large numbers. Thousands boarded trains at Tsim Sha Tsui for outings and picnics in new territories.
Cinemas, nightclubs and other public places of entertainment report good bookings.
Tonight large crowds are seen going up to high vantage points to "appreciate the moon" - a traditional practice by Chinese in celebration of festival.
The continued quiet situation in colony set mood for the festival celebration which was marred only by finding of four bombs. The devices three in Kowloon and one on Hong Kong Island
were detonated on the spot by army ammunition experts. No (repeat no one was hurt and no (repeat no) damage was caused.
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Hong Kong during height of disturbances has abated following a lull in Communist terrorist activities.: There have also been fewer reports of bombs being found. Today, Tuesday, Colony had bomb free day although Army ammunition experts had busy day dealing with sixteen reports of false bombs.
Mr. George Curran, Vice-President of Bank of America, Far East operations, said on arrival in Hong Kong last night that banking situation in Colony had not (repeat not) in any way been affected by recent troubles.
Enlarging on this he said that loan volume of Bank of America in Hong Kong had increased by ten per cent compared with same period last year.
Commenting on present image of Hong Kong in United States Mr. Curran said that situation had been exaggerated adding that people were beginning to realise that events in Colony were not (repeat not) prompted by Peking and that situation was moderating.
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office (D.T.D.) telegram No. 1416 of 20 September
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The following statement on the Port of Hong Kong was issued today by the Shipping Information Unit of the Hong Kong Marine Department.
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On 17 July 1967, for reasons totally unconnected with their Members' conditions of employment or welfare, the Communist- backed Hong Kong Seamen's Union (HKSU) called on all Hong Kong seamen in Hong Kong to strike, and to refuse to transport import and export goods in order to "strangle the Hong Kong British".
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The strike call has now entered its tenth week and has been entirely ineffectual. During the period 17 July to 31 August 1967 663 ocean-going vessels of different nationalities sailed from Hong Kong, 264 of them manned by Hong Kong seamen. During the same period 484 vessels loaded 249,861 tons of export cargo and 571 vessels discharged 848,298 tons of import cargo. Corresponding figures for the same period of 1966 - vessels cleared 781 (281 manned by Hong Kong seamen): export cargo 326,194 tons; import cargo 813,353 tons were less favourable but the difference this year has been due to other factors, including the reduction of transhipments from China because of internal problems there, and is in no way the result of the H.K.S.U.'s strike call.
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Communist-inspired reports circulating abroad that the Port of Hong Kong is strike-bound are demonstrably false. Ships continue to sail, fully manned and on schedule. There is ample lighterage and labour available and no delays affecting ships turn-round have occurred other than those due to bad weather (Hong Kong, in fact, still has the fastest turn-round of any port in the Far East). There is no port congestion. Docking and repair facilities continue to operate normally, and new tonnage is under construction. During the period since the "strike" was called 3 vessels have changed from Foreign to Hong Kong Registry, raising the total of Hong Kong-registered deep-sea ships to 111.
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The failure of the H.K.S.U. to persuade their Members to answer the strike call, despite persistent subversive propaganda, has been due in large measure to the existence in Hong Kong of an effectively-organised Seamen's Recruiting Office, which was set up in 1965 to check the exploitation of Hong Kong seamen by crew suppliers and middlemen. The H.K.S.U. strongly opposed this action and called on its Members to boycott the S.R.O. The seamen ignored the call and the response to the new recruiting system has been overwhelming. Although recruiting figures fell off slightly in the early days of the "strike" they soon recovered, and there are now no indications that the pool of available and experienced seamen continuing to seek employment through the S.R.O. is drying up. Indeed, in the week ended 9 September (the latest for which figures are available) the number of men interviewed for posts exceeded vacancies by 117.2%.
5. Other measures which have helped to nullify the efforts of the H.K.S.U. to damage Hong Kong's economy by disrupting the normal operation of the port have been the strengthening of Marine Police Patrols in the Harbour area and the tightening up by the shipping companies of ships' security through the posting of guards at gangways and the issue of passes only to individuals directly concerned with the running of the ships and with cargo operations. These measures have restricted the H.K.S.U.'s direct subversive contacts with seamen to scratch meetings ashore, which have failed to exert sufficient influence to induce the vast majority of Hong Kong seamen to act against what they clearly realise are their own interests.
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Twenty-nine people including five policemen were injured last Tuesday night when a bomb was thrown at a police land-rover from the roof top of a building in Nathan Road at its junction with Dundas Street in Kowloon. Very slight damage was done to the land-rover and another police lorry.
Two of the injured policemen as well as twenty two of the other twenty four injured people have been detained in hospital for treatment. Their condition was described as satisfactory by the hospital.
A suspected bomb was found earlier in Nathan Road near Nelson Street. It was later detonated by army ammunition experts. There was also a crowd of about eighty people
They dispersed some of them carrying inflammatory banners. on arrival of police.
Altogether thirteen people were arrested in connection with the incidents in the area. Two of the arrested persons
These two were were among those detained in the hospital.
among the four who were arrested after a search by police who saw blood stains leading from the street to a workers children's school at thirty-seven Dundas Street third floor and then on to the roof of the building.
A total of eleven suspected objects believed to be bombs were found in the vicinity Of them two (repeat twos including the one thrown at the police land-rover were genuine
bombs.
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The police had fired one shot from a Greener gun to disperse one crowd of people and several gas shells to disperse some other small groups of people.
A total of thrty-two reports of suspected bombs were received by police on both sides of Harbour between eight o'clock in the morning and midnight last Tuesday. Half of these were made in Kowloon where three including the two mentioned previously were genuine. All sixteen on Hong Kong Island were fakes.
A bomb explosion and a minor stone throwing incident were reported last night in the border area at Sha Tau Kok Four Gurkha soldiers and a police constable on patrol were slightly injured. They carried on their duty as usual,
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In two and a half hour search operation which began at four o'clock this Wednesday morning in Kowloon police have detained a person and found a quantity of inflammatory posters and some documents. During the operation a number of premises including the Marine Department Chinese Employees Union premises near the waterfront in Yaumati district were searched.
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The Colony was quiet today following last nights bombing incident in which twenty nine people including five policemen were injured.
Colony had been relatively quiet for past two weeks until last nights incident.
They combed a
Police carried out another search today. Union premises in Tsuen Wan in the Now Territories this afternoon and seized some documents. Thirty two (repeat thirty two) men and one woman were taken to police station for questioning.
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042000 Colony's school children returned to school today Monday as police kept up their raids on Leftwing premises.
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Police carried out two raids today, both in Kowloon. raid early this morning on Fitters and Turners Workers Union in Reclamation Street in Yaumati police detained one man and seized quantity of crude weapons, inflammatory posters, homemade gas masks and fake bomb.
Nine (repeat nine) men and a woman were questioned by police later in day following raid on Hong Kong Plastics and Rubber Workers Union in Canton Road in Mongkok district.
Apart from a number of fake bomb scares Colony was generally quiet today following last night's spate of explosions in which one fire officer was killed and several persons injured.
In another police raid unconnected with disturbances more than one thousand (repeat one thousand) pounds of raw opium worth over six hundred thousand (repeat six hundred thousand) dollars were seized by police in flat in Blue Pool Road.
Flat is believed to be distribution centre.
No (repeat no) one was arrested in premises but three men and three women were detained for enquiries following drug raids in other part of Colony.
Another Communist newspaper Hong Kong Evening News was today suppressed for six months by Court order.
Order followed case in which three Communist newspapermen were sentenced to three years imprisonment on number of charges including sedition and publication of false news.
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050945 Attention Glover.
Just before nine p.m. yesterday Monday, what appeared to be a black powder bomb, inserted through a pavement level grill, exploded in basement of South China Morning Post Wyndham Street.
No repeat no damage or casualties were caused.
A second similar bomb of which fuse had burnt out was then found
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It was removed by an Army expert and later sandbagged and detonated again without damage at end of On Lan Street.
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Hong Kong had a bomb free day today Tuesday. There were no (repeat no) reports of explosions in the Colony although police were
kept busy chasing reports about false bombs.
Because trouble makers have been exploiting use of hoax devices made up to look like bombs to disrupt law and order in Colony a number of amendments have been made to emergency regulations.
Amendments were published in a special issue of Government Gazette
today.
Main purpose of amendments is to make it an offence to be in possession of a hoax on simulated bomb and also to be found in premises in which simulated bombs are made or stored.
Government spokesman said three of four persons are arrested each week by police either for carrying hoax bomba or in act of placing them in street.
However police have not (repeat not) been able under existing law to lay satisfactory charges against them although it is obvious that these people are assisting terrorist campaign.
Spokesman pointed out that very large proportion of reports of bombs redeived by police has been concerned with hoax devices. Police today continued to carry out raids in Colony. Four(repeat four) metal moulding factories in Yuen Long in New Territories were searched by police under emergency regulations. man was detained for questioning.
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My telegram No. 1361.
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In general bomb activity calmed down during the period of the moon festival, 18 September, but flared up again on the 19th 20th.
There were 299 bomb reports during the week of which 47 were genuine and 252 false alarms or hoaxes. I suspected terrorist was killed and 17 police, 5 military, 7 suspects and 33 members of the public injured. On 16th an Army Warrant Officer engaged on bomb disposal was injured by an
xplosion at Tsuen Wan. In the evening of 19th a crowd of 50-100 persons gathered on Nathan Road in the Mong Kok District of Kowloon. While the police were dealing with the crowd a bomb was thrown injuring five police and 24 civilians. A number of hoax bombs were found in the area, and a real bomb thrown at a police party. 13 persons were arrested and a nearby left-wing school raided.
3. un the evening of 20th, there were a number of demonstrations at Vous places in Kowloon and Hong Kong, crowds of varying sizes
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public were injured. In the new territories a suspected te.rorist was killed when the bomb he was carrying exploded.
4. Political broadcasts at Low U continued. At Sha Tau Kok on 17th there was more stoning while sappers were fixing wire protection to windows. At 192200 a Gurkha patrol in the Sha Tau Ko1 area was attacked by bomb thrown from Chinese territory, one British officer, three Gurkha 0.Rs and one policeman were slightly injured. Elsewhere the position has been quiet.
5. Supplies of pork from China for the week, which included the mid-autumn festival on the 18th, were almost back to normal with a total of 25,000 head. Since 14th, supplies have arrived at a greatly I creased rate. Pigs are still coming from Honan and on the 17th 5,170 arrived from Hupeh Province, the first since January. The majority of pigs come by road through Man Kam To, having been unloaded from the railway at Po Kat North of Shum Chun. As a result of these increased supplies, prices are now falling.
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6. The total number of railway freight wagons which arrived between 1-38 September was 89 compared with 800 during the similar period last 164-river vessels arrived from China during the same period with .993 tons of food and 5967 tons of general cargo. This is far short of the normal figures and is believed to be due to a bottleneck in Canton.
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Some degree of coordination, however loose, must be taking place between the military student and workers group who have been responsible for the recent upsurge of demonstrations and homb throwing.
There appear to have been three such groups active in the urban areas.
It is possible that this renewed activity is designed to mark the Governor's return. On the other hand, the division between the Communist leadership and the militants and the former's plans for a peaceful celebration of 1 October anniversary may be shattered. Despite the increased militancy in the streets, evidence continues to accrue of attempts to normalize commercial relations.
2. It may well be that we are now facing a split in the opposition between the aggressive younger elements and the more senior and conservative Peking oriented higher direction.
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Four more bombs were found today in various parts of Colony. One of bombs exploded as Army ammunition expert
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The police arrested twenty-nine people including several girls and a boy following series of bomb throwing incidents, and demonstrations in various parts of the Colony last night.
During the incidents, twenty people among them eight policemen, received injuries from explosions caused by bombs thrown by local Communist trouble makers.
The incidents began in the later afternoon when two groups of people demonstrated in the Western district of Hong Kong Island shortly after five o'clock. The demonstrators dispersed when police arrived on the scene. However a boy and two girls were detained for enquiries. Some banners were also seized.
Three hours later a man was arrested as he was lacing a bomb outside the Shaukiwan Post Office. This attracted a crowd of srout seven hundred onlookers,
six of them, including woman, were arrested after refusing to disperse.
While this was going on, a bomb was thrown at a police party investigating a suspected bomb in Johnson Road near Swatow Street. Five policemen were injured. Police fired one shot from a Greener gun at a man suspected of throwing the bomb but he escaped.
Two baton shells were also used to break up a crowd which had gathered in the area.
In Kowloon, the incidents began at seven o'clock in the evening when a crowd of about four hundred demonstrated in Shanghai Street at its junction with Dundas Street. When the crowd failed to disperse police fired one round of tear gas to break them up. The police party was then attacked with two bombs and were forced to fire two rounds of carbine.
Shortly afterwards another police party came under attack from a second crowd of one hundred and fifty people in Shanghai Street near Argyle Street.
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As this was happening, detectives arrested a boy who was placing a bomb at a pedestrian crossing in Lai Chi Kok Road at its junction with Pei Ho Street. The area was immediately cordoned off. Not long afterwards, a bomb was thrown at a group of onlookers about one hundred yards away from where the bomb was planted. The bomb exploded injuring three policemen and eight civilians. A search was then conducted in the area.
One of the premises searched was that of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Printers Union where police seized a quantity of inflammatory posters. A man was arrested on the staircase of the searched building.
At about the same time, a small boy sustained minor injuries when a bomb was thrown at a police party in Reclamation Street. No policemen were injured in the incident.
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2. Heavy gunfire was being exchanged across the river and two unidentified vessels were seen to be hit by small arms fire. Soldiers were stationed in the dock area with the declared purpose of protecting foreign seamen.
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Police continuing their swoops on Communist Union Premises in Hong Kong arrested three people today. There is no repeat no question that police are in control of situation.
Apart from small demonstration in Kowloon City this evening nivlving one hundred people Colony remained quiet. There were no repeat no) reports of bombs being found today.
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Investigations will be carried out in Long Harbour (repeat Lond Harbour) Three Fathoms Cove (repeat Three Fathoms Cove) and channel between High Island (repeat High Island) and mainland in Sai Kung Peninsula (repeat Sai Kung Peninsula)
Investigations which will begin in November and last for period of about six months will involve small scale engineering works necessary to make trial bore holes at various locations.
It was also announced that one of results of Governments decision to investigate feasibility of constructing reservoirs in areas mentioned above is that a proposed scheme at Hebe Haven (repeat Hebe Haven) which had been under consideration by Government has been abandoned.
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