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HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
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5 September, 1967
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051800 Attention Glover.
Hong Kong had a bomb free day today Tuesday.
There were no
(repeat no) reports of explosions in the Colony although police were
kept busy chasing reports about false bombs,
Because trouble makers have been exploiting use of hoax devices made up to look like bombs to disrupt law and order in Colony a number of amendments have been made to emergency regulations.
Amendments were published in a special issue of Government Gazette
today.
Main purpose of amendments is to make it an offence to be in possession of a hoax on simulated bomb and also to be found in premises in which simulated bombs are made or stored.
Government spokesman said three of four persons are arrested each week by police either for carrying hoax bombs or in act of placing them in street.
However police have not (repeat not) be
been able under existing law to lay satisfactory charges against them although it is obvious that these people are assisting terrorist campaign.
Spokesman pointed out that very large proportion of reports of bombs received by police has been concerned with hoax devices. Police today continued to carry out raids in Colony.
Four (repeat four) metal moulding factories in Yuen Long in New Territories were searched by police under emergency regulations. man was detained for questioning.
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