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despite extreme provocation by way of shouted abuse, assault, incitement
It has not been necessary to disaffection and attempts at intimidation.
to call upon any military forces to help maintain order.
5. A feature throughout the se disturbances has been the xixiy wildly
extravagant and misleading reports emanating from Communist sources and unfortunately given credence and wide circulation by the authorities as to the extent of the disturbances, the alleged "fascist atrocities"
and the number and nature of the casualties involved. The facts are, that The casualties comprise 36 police and 70 demonstrators.
of the se, two
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police and other casualties were admitted to hospital. There has
been only one \death, that of a bystander who was killed by a stone. 788 persons were arrested, of whom 42 have been released or aquitted.
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of course, very diffrent.
Of the remainder 439 have been convicted of riot, unlawful assembly, assault,
breaking curfew and other offences, and 307 cases are pending. All persons
arrested are being treated in the normal way in accordance with the due
process of the law.
6.
But the
There have been no demonstrations since the 22nd May.
troublemakers have been seeking to put pressure on the Hong Kong
authorities, and to disrupt the life of the community by instigating a
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series of shert stoppages in certain transport and supply services.
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This
pattern has been evident over the last few days and may very well continue.
7. One of the most striking and encouraging factors throughout these
difficult days in Hong Kong has been the wide spread and forthright
public support for the Government's measures to deal with violence,
intimidation and hooliganism by a small minority. The cheerfulness and
steadfastness with which the vast majority of the people of Hong Kong have
gone about their daily business despite delays and many other forms of
inconvenience have been most heartening. The people of Hong Kong have
shown very clearly the value they attach to an orderly and peaceful
existence.
Their support for the measures taken to restore law and order
has been voiced by a remarkably broad cross-section of puhlic opinion
including nearly 300 representative organisations.
The public has shown
its admiration for the bearing and conduct of the police by the generous response made by organisations and individuals from all walks of live
to a fund for the higher education of children of the police which was
set
up by public initiative.
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