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ARS IN PRISON FOR RIOT AND OTHER OFFENCES. IT WILL BE REMEMBER B THAT THIS UNION WAS THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS INCIDENT IN CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON ON 23 JUNE 1967 WHEN A GANG OF MEN ARMED WITH IRON BARS, BOTTLES AND SHARPENED FILES ATTACKED THE POLICE. THE POLICE OPENED FIRE, FATALLY WOUNDING ONE ATTACKER, AND RECEIVED THREE
INJURIES THEMSELVES. THE POLICE THEN FOR THE FIRST TIME BROKE INTO COMMUNIST PREMISES (THE UNION OFFICES) AND ENGAGED IN A BATTLE WITH 58 MEN ARMED WITH CHOPPERS AND OTHER WEAPONS, FOUR OTHER POLICEMEN BEING INJURED IN THE STRUGGLE. SEVEN OF THE DEFENDERS WERE INJURED, THREE FATALLY.
4. THERE ARE NO OTHER CONFRONTATION PRISONERS WHO WERE RECOMMENDED FOR DEPORTATION BY THE MAGISTRATE. THEREFORE DO NOT EXPECT TO MAKE ANY MORE POLICE SUPERVISION ORDERS ON CONFRONTATION PRISONERS
BEING RELEASED,
5. THE DETAINEES FALL INTO A SEPARATE CATEGORY. FIVE WERE PLACED UNDER POLICE SUPERVISION ORDERS. OF THE FIVE, ONE SUPERVISION ORDER HAS ALREADY EXPIRED. FOUR ARE OUTSTANDING AND ARE DUE TO EXPIRE IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. I DO NOT EXPECT THAT THE ORDERS WILL BE
RENEWED.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO PEKING,
SIR D TRENCH.
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