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HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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Press
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2 November 1967
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021800 Attention Glover.
Many millions of United States dollars worth of Hong Kong products are purchased each year by Hong Kong and South East Asian buying office of R.H. Macy and Company Incorporation, largest department store in United States, Mr. Kenneth H. Straus said yesterday Wednesday. Mr. Straus senior Vice President of International and Domestic Corporate Buying said his Company operated thirteen buying offices in various parts of the globe to select best quality goods for United States market, and Hong Kong office is its biggest in South East Asia.
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He pointed out since Hong Kong office started in 1959 purchasing programme has increased several hundred per cent up to now.
Moreover purchases in Hong Kong also topped those made elsewhere in Far East he added. He said products here are of high, quality and price also rather low. His Companys' largest purchases are mens shirts and toys he said.
A mob of about one hundred fifty people today created a rowdy scene in North Kowloon Court where fifty two Communist school students and a teacher were to appear on charges of [2 gps undee] in Waterloo Road in Kowloon last night.
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Mob mainly parents and relatives of accused shouted at Magistrate and demanded release of arrested. Magistrate ordered Court cleared as mob continued to shout. Mob refused to leave and police reinforcements were called into Courtroom. After repeated police persuasion people left Courtroom without further incident.
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Police party today searched a flat in central district of Hong Kong Island and seized quantity of suspected explosivės. man was arrested by police for questioning.
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Hong Kong official receiver Mr. W.K. Thomson denied news- paper reports that new moves are under discussion to pay off creditors of Ming Tak Bank. "There can be no (repeat no) question of paying a dividend until all properties of Bank have been sold and Government loans totalling nine million nine hundred thousand (repeat 9,900,000) have been repaid" he said.
A number of bombs were found during day but no (repeat no) harm done. Colony still quiet.
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Sir D. Trench
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
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