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A violent thunderstorm hit Hong Kong on
The night of 12"-13" June.
Latest report's midicate Izat 19
Ever
Note for Commonwealth Secretary,
Developments
Border Incident.
in Hong Kong..
2.
has been quiet s
the situation on Time from Kual
Since the demonstrations
there
29" and 30" May
The
killed
and 131 iniring;
has been widespread damage a result of damage
10
to property and and
a number
of
land slides
on the steep hill sides. St is the beginning of the typhoon season is
H 170 is
a marior
calamity by Hong Kong
standards.
Local
人
at howu
Situation on
the frontier has been quiet.
The incident has been the subject of
(held in a reasonable atmosphere) discussions with local representatives of the New China News Agency (NCNA),
who were said to be acting the ALEMA
who
representatives / have implied that measures taken to strengthen British forces in the
border area
as
a
result-
have angered.
of
the
incident
local peasants, thereby
creating difficulties for the Chinese
harder authorities. Hong Kong have
replied in a
conciliatory manner
returning are With so far
مت
und
possible seems prudent,
wigson to normal dispositions in the area.
Activities.
A Communist Delegations.
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32.
There has been a
marked
mcrease recently in the number e size of
Communist delegation's visiting Government department's and private compances; They have made representations abgest has been to make demonstrations"