411
39
598
193
20
→
12
1,00
404
63
2360
1273
15
75
1127
1147
49
V.
KOWLOON
MOTOR EUS COMPANY
Stefr
No. on 11-5-67 (i.e. prior to disturbances)
ilo. dismissed
after strike
Number reinstated
Number of New employees
Number on 24: July 1967
Number on 31 July 1967
Forcentage of pro-dist- bance total
Drivers
Conductors
1810
1481
217
13
559
31
3082
2243
350
1189
39
Other Staff
2302
1191
0
1111
1,8
Total
7194
4915
567
13
2859
40
0003230
4.1. 329
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Staff
ilo, on 11-5-67 (.c. prior to dialurbances)
Staff
labour
321
654
Total
978
Staff
No. on 11-5-67 (1.. prior to
disturbances).
166
VI.
HONG KONG EIECTRIC COMPANY
No, dismissed after strike
Humber reinstated
Hurber of New employees
Rumber on 2 July 1967
lumber on
31 July 1967
Percentage of Fro-diglur.. barce total
12
336
336
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147
14-7
2
485
483
104
74
14
821
019
8
VII.
HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS CCPANY
No. dismissed after strike
Mumber reinstated
Staff
Labour
382
321
169
Total
548
331
169
Mumber of New employees
Number on 2. July 1967
Number on 31 July 1967
Facentage of Pre-istur- barco total
23*
187
186
112
6
200
200
52
[
29
387
386
70
(Including 21 promoted from Lalour)
VIII.
*
CHINA LICHT & LOWER COMPANY
Staff
No. on 11-5-67 (1.0. prior to disturbances)
No, dismissed after strike
*
Nunber reinstated
Number of New
employces
Thumber on 24 July 1967
Number on 31 July 1967
Staff
Labour
850
1,895
850
850
709
37
19
1,242
1,242
Percentage of Pre-distur-
barce total
:00
66
Total
2,745
709
37
19
2,092
2,092
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UNCLASSIFIED
Addressed Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1239
of 15 August.
Repeated for information to Peking, Singapore, Washington and H.C.
Canberra,
Sitrep as at 151200.
Bombing incidents have continued. A new type of percussion grenade
has been used after the gathering of an unruly crowd had brought the
police to the scene thus providing a target. An attempt to start a fire
in the crowded Central Government Offices (CGO) underground car park
failed. There have been further incidents at Mankam To
444/(my telegram No. 1210 refers) at Ta Ku Ling (my telegram
No. 1204 refers) and at Sha Tau Kok. Supplies of food from
HWAY/ China have been restricted apparently as a result of disorders
in Kwangtung. Prices have risen particularly of pork which is scarce.
There has been fairly heavy rain since 11 August and an imminent
tropical storm should bring more.
2. During the period midday 11-midday 12 August there were 151 bomb
reports, Of these 38 were genuine, 24 were dealt with by bomb disposal
teams and there were 14 explosions. There have been more parcel bombs.
On 13 August a crowd collected in Wanchai and four home made percussion
grenades of a new type
were thrown at police when they arrived. Later two more were dropped
from nearby buildings A number of bombs in the area were dealt with by
bomb disposel teams, some of which were designed to be exploded
electrically using torch batteries. A stolen car with a boot holding
four cans of petrol and a primitive timing mechanism using acid was
found in the underground car park at the CGO during the morning of 15
August. The timing mechanism and the car were removed without incident.
They were
3. On the border on Saturday 12 August a crowd 100 strong crossed into
B.T. at S.T.K. and stoned the fish market in San Lau street which runs
parallel with the border. dispersed with tour gas. Subsequent attempts
to break into the same building were driven off again with tear gas and
the area was searched without results for any stay-behind parties. There
was a minor demonstration opposite Man Kam To where the police post
which is undefendable was demolished on 13 August. A new one is being
erected on higher ground 200 yards away. At Lo Wu a formal protest was
made by a C.C.A. officer to an Immigration Department official about
delays in processing CPG passport holders..
14.
Imports of food
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four-fold increase in local supplies of, pigs we are getting at best two
thirds of our total daily requirement and even this is now falling off.
Prices have risen by about 100 dollars per picul. Cattle prices have
also gone up though supplies from Thailand and elsewhere have maintained
stocks at reasonable levels. Vegetable prices have risen by 50 per cent
but there is no serious shortage as yet. The reason given by importers
for the shortfall is disorder in Kwangtung. No supplies at all were
received on 13 and 14 August from Canton.
5. Roughly six inches of rain have fallen since 11 August giving a net
increase of nearly 1,000 million gallons of water. Stocks are now 6,284
million gallons. Daily consumption in August has averaged just over 60
million gallons. A tropical storm is imminent and may well bring more
rain.
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Situation Report as at 15 1200.
My immediately preceding telegram.
As part of the first phase the new police station at Man Kam To is being
built as quickly as possible on a ridge over-looking the bridge In the
meantime control is being exercised from a tactically sited position
nearby. Steps are also being taken to strengthen the various border
gates.
2 The morale of Communist supporters remains low despite the recent
incidents on the border and the increase in mob
violence both of which have been exploited to the full by the Communist
Press. The new percussion grenades appear to be home-made but the shells
have been cast which suggests some sort of factory support Their
introduction in large numbers either indiscriminately or against soft
targets could present a considerable problem
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9 Aug. 67. 2 Publishers, 2 Directors and One Editor of pro- Peking
Newspapers were arrested and charged with sedition and anoiting to
disaffestion. The arrests are intended as a warning to pro-Peking
Newspapers in Colony to tone down anti-Government Inflannatory articles.
10 Aug. 67. Chinese Farmers who cross Border at Man Kam To
in order to sell produce staged a deliberate incident when farm barrow
was made to run
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recently reinforced. Incident photographed from Chinese territory. At
2300 hours local crowd of 30 coclies swamped Police Post, scized a
number of military and Police weapons and held co 1/10 GR and district
Officer for some six hours. After extracting signature of document,
under duress, all seized arms were returned and coolies returned to
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through Frontier gate. They then surrounded party of 2 soldiers, 7
Police at gate and beat British Police Inspector. During this incident
two bursts of machine gun were fired from CT into HK territory.
12 Aug. 67. Two incidents at Sha Tau Kok when crowd of 100 broke down
wire barriers and infiltrated into emity houses on HK side of Border,
Troops of 1/7 GR used tear gas on both occasions to force intruders
back.
Pattern of planting and throwing of real and spurious bombs contimes,
one Army Officer and one RN Petty Officer slightly injured when
investigating suspected bombs.
As a result of Man Lam To incidents OAG requested that plan NOUGAT be
brought to State YELLOW. This done at 1101002 Aug with 2/10 GR as
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Twenty-eight people were arrested last night when police raided five
premises in Wanchai
Police also seized large quantities of weapons and inflammatory posters
as well as few bottles of concentrated acid.
Suspected bombs found at one premises turned out to
be fakes when examined by ballistics expert. The premises raided
included Workers' Union and
Clansmen's Association.
Altogether four platoons of police were maintained
in the vicinity.
No (repeat no) troops were used and there was no (repeat no) cordon.
Business in area in fact went on as usual during the raids.
The Director of Commerce and Industry Mister Sorby said last night that
Government was investigating alternative sources of importing meat into
Hong Kong to replace supplies from China.
In a broadcast talk on food situation in Colony Mister
Sorby said that among the moves so far initiated was one in which a
Commerical Representative had been asked to look into possibility of
improving beef imports from Indonesia.
He had also had discussions with visiting South Korean Economic Mission
about possibility of importing pigs. or frozen pork from South Korea.
Other commercial channels were already making their
own investigations but Mister Sorby warned that there was little
immediate likelihood of being able to replace in full the supplies which
were not coming through from China.
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by river vessel and lighter. The number of coastal vessels bringing
foodstuffs had also diminished.
Mister Sorby said it was not possible to say with
certainty why this was happening.
The only rational explanation he said was that it must be connected with
disturbances of supply lines in China.
Mister Sorby advised consumers not to pay more than
they could afford but rather to reduce their purchases a little.
He assured residents that rice supply in Hong Kong was adequate and that
prospects for the future were good and there was no need to stock. Ends.
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WERE INJURED WHEN, BOTH VEHICLES WERE..
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IN ABERDEEN AT ABOUT ONE FIFTEEN AAAHM TODAY THURSDAY
PARA AS RESULT OF EXPLOSIONS BOTH VEHICLES WERE
DAMAGED PARA ROAD BLOCKS WERE SET UP
IN AREA AFTER EXPLOSIONS PARA AYE PRIVATE CAR FAILED.
TO STOP AT THE ROAD BLOCKS AND AYE FEW
WARNING SHOTS WERE FIRED BY POLICE TO TRY
TO STOP IT PARA POLICE BELIEVED THAT CAR WAS STOLEN ONE
AND WAS NOT REPEAT NOT CONNECTED WITH EXPLOSIONS PARA AYE
PRIVATE CAR WAS LATER FOUND ABANDONED OUTSIDE
THE ABERDEEN FISH MARKET PARA NO
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