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IMMEDIATE SECRET
No.1085
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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (0.A.G.)
D. 21 July 1967
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office Repeated to:
Peking No.431
POLAD Singapore No.258 Washington No.233.
(S. of S. please pass to all)
Following is weekly assessment of the situation as at midnight 20/21 July.
Principal features of the Communist confrontation over
the past week have been:-
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(a) A virtual cessation of mob violence
except for one day in the New Territories, but there have been up to six home-made bomb attacks daily on targets such as police stations, public buildings, vehicles and service establishments.
(b) The strike called by the H.K. seamen's union has achieved little success except that some crew members of ships sailing to Chinese ports have refused to sail for fear of trouble there. There has been an improvement in public transport following a setback earlier in the week.
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(c) Anti-British propaganda in the local Communist
press has continued, the highlight being a statement published on 16 July by ACAPYC which was virtually calling for armed insurrection. Peoples Daily called for continuation of the struggle on the same day. The police have been active and successful against propaganda posters displays.
(a) There have been minor incidents involving stone
throwing, effigy hanging and poster pasting at Lo Wu.
(e) Memorial services for those who have been killed have been held though without much publicity and there has been little reaction to burials undertaken by Government. Arrests following demonstrations against police action have
included 5 Communist journalists (2 NCNA) and 18 teachers from Communist schools.
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