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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE CDT.D.)
Telno 1405 19 September, 1967
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1405 of 19 September
Repeated for information to: POLAD Singapore
Washington Canberra.
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Following from LIC.
Weekly assessment of the situation as at 180600 in three parts. The principal features have been:
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An overall reduction in confrontation activity by local Communists coinciding with increased tempo of their preparation for National Day celebrations. ARCUDECO,. Meetings have been held by a great many Communist 10 SEP Unions and Organisations to discuss the programme
of events and there are further indications that the organisers of these functions intend to stay within the law.
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The continuation of bomb incidents, on a somewhat reduced scale: 280 bomb reports were received of which 42 proved to be genuine. One member of a bomb disposal team, two Police Officers and one civilian were slightly injured by explosions during the week. Again there have been instances of the use of gelignite.
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Further sporadic, short-lived demonstrations by groups of banner bearing, slogan shouting Communists who dispersed on the arrival of Police and invariably left behind a number of fake and genuine bombs. These demonstrations were designed mainly for propaganda purposes and a number of persons, including students, were arrested. One incident led to violence when a Police party was attacked by a crowd of waterfront labourers listening to a propaganda broadcast from a visiting CPG Lighter. One Police Officer was
injured. There were twenty-eight arrests.
A demonstration at Kowloon District Court by a number of minor staff members of the local Communist Press who attempted to protest when five Communist News Reporters were each sentenced to three years imprison- ment on riot charges arising from earlier incidents.
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