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12 SEP1967
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.TD.✈
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11 September 1967
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No.1372 of 11 September. Repeated for information to POLAD Singapore, Washington and Canberra.
For Commonwealth Office and Cabinet Office for JIC . Following from LIC
The principal features of the Communist confrontation between September 4 and 11 have been:-
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(a) the continuation of bomb incidents but with a marked decrease during the first five days of the week,
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In all 357 bomb reports were received of which 50 proved to be genuine. 47 of these were detonated by disposal teams whilst 3 exploded on impact. Two bombs were thrown at police premises, and one slightly injured a police officer. There were no known instances of the use of gelignite. 2 persons have been arrested for possession of live bombs.
Minor short lived street demonstrations by students over the weekend, designed mainly for propaganda purposes, as illustrated by the display of banners and distribution of leaflets, in protest over the death of local Communist "martyrs". This upsurge of student activity coincides with the new school term and follows the publication of biographies of alleged "martyrs" in the local Communist Press.
Meetings held by a number of Communist unions and organisations to discuss CPG National Day (1st October) c celebrations which begin on 20th September. Reliable sources report that the organisers of the various functions intend to stay within the law, presumably so that the celebrations will not be subject to police action. Some of the union leaders, who have been in hiding since mid July, have been present at some of the preparatory meetings.
The continuation of anti-British propaganda in the local Communist Press but in a somewhat milder vein. The conviction of the proprietors and the printer of local pro-Communist newspapers and the introduction of emergency regulations banning the possession of fireworks were the main targets of criticism. An Education Department Inspection of a pro-Communist school was also denounced. Much space continued to be devoted to biographies of local Communist "martyrs", possibly as a counter to the adverse public reaction to the deaths of Lam Bun and two children. recently.
(e) The continued partial disruption of fapd and other
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