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10 September 1967
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People mostly onlookers assembled in Gilliss Avenue in Hung Hom when a suspected bomb was found.
A police party went to scene and dispersed most of crowd. But a group of about fifty people threw bottles at police who fired one gas shell to break them up. No repeat no one was injured and there were no repeat no arrests more informs.
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Attention Glover. Early this morning an explosive device attached to an alarm clock was found outside Kwong
on bank at junction of Nga Tsin Wai Road with Nga Tsin Long Road.
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It was detonated by an army ammunition expert.
New item Mr. Choi President of Chinese Manufacturers Association says that there is nothing on present situation to warrant Japanese officials or businessmen taking attitude that Colony is not safe for business.
5. He was commenting on newspaper reports that Japanese firms could not take part in coming Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Hong Kong products on grounds that terrorist activities here might jeopardise safety of Japanese exhibitors.
6. These reports also suggested that Japanese authorities supported the decision not to participate.
7. Mr. Choi said if these reports were true they would represent a very unfriendly and unreasonable attitude towards Hong Kong by Japanese.
8. He said local industrialists were seriously concerned at this very surprising attitude,
9. However Mr. Choi said despite this the Chinese Manufacturers Association would still welcome any Japanese representation at this year's exhibition. Ends.
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