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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (0.A.G.)
1 July, 1967.
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No. 948.
Addressed to Commonwealth Office (D.T.D.).
Repeated PRIORITY to Peking No. 373.
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My telegram No. 930.
SITREP as at 011800.
No goods have been received from China but there have been no serious shortages of food and prices have begun to go down. Working of ships in the harbour is improving but there are still hold ups on the Kowloon wharves. H.M.S. MINERVA has been accused of encroaching into Chinese waters when carrying
Three out speed trials in the Lamma channel south of Hong Kong. policemen are to be charged in connection with injuries to a man arrested on 24 June and now in hospital.
2. There has been no sign of any break in the hold up of supplies by China although there are reports that stocks are coming in by sail to the border area. Beef and pork prices have begun to drop but the latter is still scarce despite
Fish landings increased supplies from the New Territories. were unusually high on Thursday and Friday because a storm warning brought the fleet into harbour. Prices have dropped.
30 Harbour working has continued to improve although the storm warning and weather disrupted work over the previous 3 days. Marine police patrols appear to have reduced the threat of
intimidation. Nevertheless there are still delays due to lack of labour and there is room for considerable improvement still.
ㄩ。 H.M.S. MINERVA was signalled by the Chinese station on the north east head of the Lema Islands while rounding Po Toi Island preparatory to a speed trial in the East Lamma channel. This is a normal procedure which does involve a minor and short encroachment into Chinese waters. The station on north east head fairly frequently sends warnings in these circumstances but on this occasion the message was prefixed 'I lodge a protest' which is unusual.
5. A corporal and two police constables are to be charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a man held in custody from 24 to 26 June and now in hospital. There is a possibility of a more serious charge being raised. RECEIVED IN
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