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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telno 1560 20 October, 1967
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Addressed to C.0. telegram No. 1560 of 19 October Repeated for infomation to:- POLAD Singapore, Washington and Canberra.
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My telegram No. 1537.
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Bomb-planting has subsided over the last three days. Out of 187 reports during this period, there were only 26 true bombs with no casualties.
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Police raids on suspected premises have continued. On 17th, a number of bombs and sticks of explosives were discovered in a school near Sai Kung in the New Territories. On 18th, two Press reporters attending a hoax bomb incident at the gates of the Communist Pui Kui Middle School were assaulted by a group of persons including students who also forced them to expose their film. No arrests were made. During 19th a number of raids were made on premises including the homes of Communist school students implicated in various incidents. 12 persons were detained and a quantity of inflammatory material seized.
30 The frontier has been generally quiet but tense. At 190845 at Ta Ku Ling the police arrested a well known troublemaker from Lo Fong village Chinese territory who has been charged with riot, intimidation, wounding and robbery. He was the ringleader in the incident which occurred near Ta Kwu Ling on 11 August when a police party was attacked by a group of farmers from C.T. and one Police Officer was seriously injured. During the afternoon of the same day a broadcast was made from C.T. demanding his release. At Man Kam To there have been other broadcasts demanding the reopening of the bridge and removal of the wire fence. There has also been some sporadic stone throwing.
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40 The train services between Canton and Shum Chun have been maintained throughout this period, with some increase in the amount of goods and livestock conveyed. General food situation has remained generally stable, any deficiency being attrib- utable more to typhoon "Carla" than to consequential effects of closing the bridge at Man Kam To.
C.0. please pass Singapore 401, Washington 328 and
Canberra 120.
Sir D. Trench
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