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250820. Commissioner of Police Mr. E.C. Eates yesterday
afternoon had opportunity to observe development of incident at Man Kam
To Bridge. Mr. Eates accompanied by Assistant Commissioner of Police New
Territories, Mr. A. Morrison was on a conducted tour of border.
They arrived
at Man Kam To just as incident was getting under way.
"Gurkhas did a first class job" commented Mr. Eates when he left
the scene "they remained cool calm and collected throughout" Commenting
on attitude of demonstrators Mr. Eates said "it appears that tempers of
people on other side of border have been inflamed with deliberate
intent - by false reports they have received from local Communists in
Hong Kong".
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"As result a mindless hostility seems to have replaced calm that
formerly prevailed along this frontier where until recently peaceful
intercourse had continued for many years".
He ended his tour at Ta Kwu Ling where ever since Lo Fong Bridge
incident two weeks ago farmers from Chinese territory have continued to
tend their fields on Hong Kong side without further disturbances.
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251030. Attention Glover.
At 6.30 a.m. today Friday group of sixteen (repeat sixteen) men
attempted to remove wire barriers placed at Hong Kong side of Man Kam to
bridge.
They were repelled by tear gas and smoke grenades hurled by Gurkha
troops.
This is first incident to mar quiet that has prevailed at border since
violent disturbances of yesterday evening....
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251900 Attention Glover. Sitrep one. an Kam To Road Bridge across
frontier was reopened today Friday, the weeks after its closure owing to
series of violent incidents which hartaken place there.
Aside from miner incident early this morning when group of sixteen men
from Chinese territory tampered with wire barricades at Hong Kong end of
bridge there was no repeat no further repetition of yesterday's violent
assault on these barriers.
During mornings brief incident a short burst of machine gun fire was
heard from Chinese territory. It is not repeat not known from which
point burst came or where it was directed.
Presence of large number of Chinese Communist personnel at bridge today
and absence of trouble makers who yesterday threw stones and attempted
to remove barricades indicated that Communist soldiers had situation
firmly under control.
In light of today's improved situation at Man Kam To it was decided to
reopen bridge at 3.15 p.m.
Announcement to this effect was broadcast at Man Kam To before barriers
were removed. Announcement stated that having completed new security
arrangements in area Hong Kong Government today announced that in
response to appeals by farmers it had been decided to reopen bridge at
Man Kam To this afternoon. will enable those farmers who have fields in
Hong Kong territory to resume their normal peaceful cultivation.
This
An official spokesman said that it would also be possible now to resume
transport of farm produce across bridge under proper control which will
ensure law and order and safety of all concerned.
As already announced steps have been taken following recent violent
provocations at Man Kam To to make security and defence arrangements
which will prevent any recurrence of such lawlessness.
Those who conduct this
These arrangements are now completed. traffic from Chinese territory are
reported to be anxious to resume it in normal fashion.
In these circumstances said spokesman it was to be hoped that under
arrangements now completed they would be able to do so.
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re-opened without incident.
At Lowu railway crossing loudspeakers from Chinese end of bridge began
broadcasting announcements shortly before noon today. Announcements in
English,Cantonese and Mandarin contained entirely false allegations to
effect that farmers and workers from Chinese territory had been
prevented from crossing bridge to tend their fields on Hong Kong side.
Broadcast contained threat to effect that if workers or farmers were
obstructed in any way Hong Kong authorities would "be held responsible
for consequences".
In reply to these allegations and threats, broadcasts in English and
Cantonese were made from railway station on Hong kong side pointing out
that border at Lowu was opened as always for farmers and workers to work
in peace.
Finally at exactly 3 p.m. column of fifty-three (repeat fifty three)
people walked in procession across bridge carrying flags and placards.
Procession was headed by women dressed in black and bearing farm
implements. Men followed some distance to rear. They were no (repeat
not) obstructed in any way and proceeded down platform and across
railway siding on Hong Kong side to disappear around shoulder of hill to
east of station. Minutes later they were observed in open paddy fields
about half mile from bridge on banks of Shum Chun river. There they laid
down their propaganda materials and loitered around for some time before
commencing somewhat reluctantly the tilling of their plots.
Immediately it was seen that progress of these workers had not (repeat
not) been interfered with in any way since they had gone about their
business in peaceful and orderly manner broadcasting from Chinese
territory ceased. It was not recommenced. More informs.
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At 5.40 p.m. party of thirty (repeat thirty) agricultural workers
fourteen (repeat fourteen) of them women crossed bridge at Man Kam To to
their fields on Hong Kong side. They were orderly and well behaved and
went directly to their plots which they appeared to be examining for any
evidence of damage from recent rainstorm. They are still working in
field there.
When workers who had earlier crossed at Lowu returned in
procession to railway platform on Hong Kong side a few of them remained
behind when others crossed bridge.
This party lingered around Immigration Office clearly intent on making
trouble. They began to throw stones and two tear gas grenades were
thrown at them by Gurkha soldiers although they produced improvised gas
masks which they had conveniently carried on their persons they were
driven back by smoke.
All party are now back in Chinese territory. This happened at about 6
p.m.
It was announced today that as from Monday water will be supplied to
households for four hours every day.
In making announcement Director of Public Works Mr. Michael Wright
said it was hoped to be able to maintain this daily supply until October
1 when under 1964 Water Agreement further supplies from China are due.
Lam Bun leading commercial radio star died early this afternoon from
injuries after doctors battled for twenty-seven hours to save him.
Lam together with his cousin Lam Kong Hoi were bombed and burnt by
Communist terrorists near their home in a well known residential area
whilst on their way to work yesterday morning. Cousin is still in
critical condition.
Lam is survived by wife and three daughters aged from one to six.
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Attention Glover. Sitrep 1. Border areas were reported quiet last night
following a number of isolated minor incidents during the day.
In view of improved situation at Man Kam To yesterday the road bridge
was reopened to enable farmers wit.. fields in Hong Kong territory to
carry on their normal activities.
The reopening also makes possible the resumption of food shipments
across the bridge.
In the morning a minor incident occurred when a group of men from
Chinese side tampered with the wire barricades at Hong Kong end of
bridge.
But large number of Chinese Communist soldiers present appeared to have
situation under control and there was no (repeat no) repetition of
previous day's assault.
At Lowu over fifty farmers crossed into Hong Kong in the afternoon to
work their paddy fields.
In the evening two unidentified explosive devices were thrown from Lowu
bridge. The first one, which was believed to have come from a group of
seven men who were lying in concealed position at Hong Kong end of
bridge, made a hole in the roof of the Immigration Office.
No (repeat no) one was injured and there was very little damage.
This
Several minutes later the second device was thrown. one landed among
some bushes on the river bank on Chinese side from where it was believed
to have been thrown.
A Gurkha soldier who saw several men about to throw another device from
the concealed position on the bridge flushed them out with a smoke
grenade.
The men returned to Chinese territory.
One of them
appeared to be hurt and was assisted by his companions.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Eates, said last night that the current
campaign by Communist terrorists in Hong Kong did
not present a threat to security of colony.
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Speaking in a radio broadcast Mr. Eates said however that the types of
bombs the trouble makers were using were beca more dangerous.
He said the police with assistance of armed forces were trying to get
things back to normal as soon as possible. More informs.
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Sitrep 2.
Mr. Eates said local Communists were trying to elicit more attention
from China but what they were doing would not be tolerated.
On the murder of two young children last Sunday the Commissioner said
the Communists had not been entirely honest about the killings.
He said the Communists while they had all along been acclaiming other
bomb incidents had tried to deny any connexion with the deaths of the
two children. Ends.
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261400 Attention Glover.
Man Kambridge which was re-opened yesterday Friday afternoon, was scene
of peaceful commerce this morning.
By 10 a.m. some fifty people had crossed bridge into Hong kong
territory.
Some of them were farmers with buffaloes who are now working in fields
on Hong Kong side. Others were workers who are loading vegetables
brought in from Chine on to fleet of some thirty (repeat thirty) lorries
that have arrived at bridge from new territories market town of Sheung
Shui.
Later in morning pigs began to arrive across bridge from China. Exact
number is not (repeat not) yet known.
Military activity on Chinese side of bridge appeared to be
normal.
About twenty-five (repeat twenty-five) workers who crossed Man Kam To
bridge into Hong Kong territory this morning are now working their
fields rear Lotu. End informs.
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Two incidents occurred between 6 p.m. and .45 p.m. at the Lowu
borúer. Two unindentified explosive devices were thrown at Hong kong
territory from Chinese side. One landed on roof of Immigration Office
but it did not explode. The other fell back on to Chinese side.
Three men were seen throwing these missiles and one of them who seemed
to be injured was carried away by his companion. They were flushed out
with a smoke grenade thrown by a Gurkha soldier.
At least two bursts of machine gun fire were heard during this time. A
Gurkha officer at the observation tower of Hong Kong police post
reported one of these bursts went over the heads of the observers.
At 7 p.m. quiet once more returned to the bridge.
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270700. Attention Glover.
The border had remained quiet throughout yesterday. Towards the
evening the police carried out a search of the Lighterage Union in
Reclamation Street, Kowloon. Twelve people were arrested and a quantity
of inflammatory posters was seized.
Earler in the afternoon the police fired seven rounds of tear gas
to disperse a crowd of one thousand demonstrators in Des Voeux Road
Central outside the Central Market on Hong Kong Island. Five people,
including a woman, were arrested. One of the arrested men was later
released while the others are still detained for further
questioning.
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Meanwhile public opinion against Communists for murder of popular radio
personality Lam Bun is building up.
This morning thirty-year old man paraded outside Bank of China with
two banners protesting against the killing and urging people "to learn
righteous ways of Lam Bun". This was second demonstration by a member of
public against the Communists. Yesterday evening a man stood outside a
Chinese products company in Aberdeen with a placard protesting against
the attack on Lam Bun and pledging support to the police.
In editorial entitled "Communist brutality" South China Morning Post
says the Communist minority stand condemned before the entire community
and all law abiding peoples of the world for cold blooded murders of Lam
Bun and two young children in North Point.
Editorial says their resort to violence, indiscrimina te bombing and
assassination more than justifies universal acceptance of br. hans
advocation for the death penalty to be imposed on all those convicted
for crimes involving the use of lethal weapons.
Police today offered a fifty (repeat fifty) thousand dollar reward for
information about a bomb explosion in Western district last Friday when
two (repeat two) men and a twelve-year old boy were injured.
Ends informs.
One of the men subsequently died in hospital.
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students at the Central Market. Seven people were arrested and of the
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reporter, Wong Chak, who was slightly injured resisting arrest. will be
charged with unlawful assembly, resisting arrest and unlawful possession
of a sheath knife.
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