En Clair
PRIORITY HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(D.T.D.)
TOP COPY
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Telno 1423
UN SSIFIED
21 September, 1967
Addressed to C.0. telegram No. 1423 of 21 September. Repeated for information to:
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POLAD Singapore Canberra.
Sitrep for period 140800 to 210800.
My telegram No. 1361.
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Washington
In general bomb activity calmed down during the period of
the moon festival, 18 September, but flared up again on the 19th - 20th. 2. 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 explosion 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. On the evening of 20th, there were a number of demonstrations at various places in Kowloon and Hong Kong, crowds of varying sizes waving banners and shouting slogans were dispersed by the police firing gas and baton shells. Bombs were again thrown at groups of police examining suspected bombs. A policeman, four prisoners and nine members of the public were injured. In the new territories a suspected terrorist 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 Kok area was attacked by a 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 increased rate. Pigs are still coming from Honan and on the 17th 3,170 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.
6. The total number of railway freight wagons which arrived between 11-18 September was 89 compared with 800 during the similar period last year. 164 river vessels arrived from China during the same period with 7993 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.
O.A.G.
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION C.O. H.K. Dept.
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Sent 0949Z 21 September Recd 0955Z 21 September
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Overseas Police Adviser Overseas Labour Adviser
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