Inflamatory Spe.c.195
Inflammatory Posters
Inbuidation
Fossession of bombs:
Other Offences
Real
Hoex
4. DRAGE
(a) Property
Government Buildings
Banks
Cinemas/Theatres
Other Buildin ̧s
Parlin Meters
(b) Vehicles
Government (inci.Police)
Busos
Trams
Taxis
Public Cars
Obor vehicles
-2-
1/8th AN.
15th Oct/ 1st lov
Total since
bay
ไป
22
G I !!
317
462
232
6
78
m 1
3
1
170
4
159
2
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3
4
2
$NI N
2
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3
23
22
22
1
312
44
24
6
41
2469
1
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30
7
24
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1/3th
..OV.
25th Lot/
Toul since
let lov.
11th May
5. B. ES
Reports
755
523
6380
False Alarms/Hoaxes
625
439
5164
Explosions
2
220
Unexploded bombs fund as a result of reports
Unexploded bonus f und as a result of search
129
34
916
3
4
114
Explo.ives recovered (sticks) Gelignite
hamite
Casualties/Police/Public
Killed Injured
Suspected Terrorisċe:
illed Injured
5. POLIOSIS
Opposed
Unopposed
7, CLAFINS
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
lew Territories
1 34
It
11 IN
[
148
562
270
5
14
52
15
692
6. ABTACKS ON QUALSPORTA DOMER ALEKS
3
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5
1
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B.
FOOD REPORT
1/3th
25th Oct/
%% of
101.
1st Lov.
last
your
Average
Ret il Price $/C..oty
Jornal Price
Local
Caino
Overseas
2,177
1,726
3.20
3.20
29,193
33,002
766
200
395
31,570
35,123
CATTLE (Nos)
Local
5
4.00
3.80
China
2,870
2,881
80%
Overseas
838
1,304
3,713
4,192
VEGETABLES (piculs)
Locel
43,368
44,957
.450.
.45.
China
63,629
58,151
95%
Overseas
6,100
4,400
119,097
106, 488
FISH (piculs)
Local
22,019
23,594
2.40
1.60
Chuna
201
433
115%
22,220
29,127
RICE (tons)
China Imports
1,040
1,500
125
.80c.
.800.
Other Imports
2,090
500
1.
Of take
5,300
4,000
Stock end
99,300
101,000
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Mr. Carles
pam
1303472 November
74620
From: CINCFE
To:
MOD UK
Defence Canberra
NZ Defence Wellington
Info: CINCHE
CBF Hong Kong
BDLS Canberra
BDLS Wellington PRODROME Djakarta
UK REP KL
UK REP Singapore
AUSTDEF Singapore
Date:
13 11 67
Recd: 05432
RECEIVED IN ARCIS No. 63 14 NOV 1967
HILIA 1/12
PRIORITY
1.
2.
WARNING
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED
NO UNCLASSIFIED REPLY OR REFERENCE
TLL/SEACOS 162
For CDS, Chairman COSAUST, CDS NZ Sitrep 13 Nov 67
Hong Kong
A. Boub incidents. The number of true bomba planted during the week
dropped to about 5 a day. but the number of hoax and false bomba was
above the average. On 8 Nov palice shot and killed 1 They also killed of
2 Chines males planting a bomb in Kowloon,
A the ringleader
of the crowd which subsequently assembled. second bomb thrown near the
crowd injured 41 civilians and 8 police.
B. Border. There have been 2 incidents of stone throwing at Sha Teu
Kok..at. members of bomb disposal tean dealing with bombs, 9 Nov. The
Hong Kong Chinese civilian injured by mine on 1.1 Oot (correct SEACOS
156 para 1 B (2)) and treated by the Chinese at Shum Chun hospital was
returned to Hong Kong
Deployment
Navy.
HMS MARYTON left station 8 Nov en route to UK. HMS CAMBRIAN, INTREPID
and ZEST joined station on 8, 9 and 12 Nov respectively.
TLL DISTRIBUTION
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R. 318
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CYPHER/CAT A
IMMEDIATE
HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(D.T.D.)
Hi
TELNO 1678
13 NOVEMBER, 1967
SECRET
ADDRESSED C.O. TELEGRAM- 1678-OF-13 NOVEMBER, REPEATED POLAD
SINGAPORE WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA.
FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR J.1.C.
FOLLOWING FROM L.1.c.
RECEIVED IN ARTIS No. 63
14 NOV 1967 HWQ 411
WEEKLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 13TH NOVEMBER 9600 HOURS
I
FOLLOWS IN TWO PARTS (PART 1, ONLY FOR CANBERRA) :-
PART 1
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES. OF THE COMMUNIST CONFRONTATION DURING THE
PERIOD HAVE BEEN :-
(A) THE CONTINUATION OF BOMB INCIDENTS ON A REDUCED SCALE BUT MARKED BY
THE USE OF MORE POWERFUL DEVICES. 38 GENUINE AND 253 HOAX BONBS
WERE REPORTED. 6 EXPLODED ON IMPACT OF PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF DISPOSAL
TEAMS. ON & NOVEMBER A GELIGNITE BOMB, THROWN AT A POLICE PATROL WHICH
HAD ARRESTED TWO BOMB PLANTERS, CAUSED INJURIES TO 8
*AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS AND 34 CIVILIANS. ONE OF THE BOMB PLANTERS
WAS SHOT DEAD BY POLICE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE, AND A MEMBER OF
A HOSTILE CROWD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOMB ATTACK, WAS KILLED BY A
BOMB FRAGMENT. ON 7 NOVEMBER A POWERFUL GELIGNITE BOMB CAUSED DAMAGE
TO THE APPROACH ROAD TO THE NEWLY COMPLETED LION ROCK TUNNEL.
THIS APPEARED TO BE A DELIBERATE SABOTAGE ATTEMPT.
(B) A DEMONSTRATION ON SCHOOL PREMISES ON 7 NOVEMBER BY 14 GIRL
PUPILS OF THE GOVERNMENT BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL WHO ATTEMPTED TO
INTIMIDATE SCHOOL STAFF. INTO RE-ENTATING A PUPIL RECENTLY
EXPELLED FOR BREACH OF DISCIPLINE. ALL WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH
'DISORDERLY CONDUCT' (TELEGRAM 1664 REFERS).
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(C) THE CONTINUED COMPARATIVE CALM OF THE BORDER AREA WHICH WAS
BROKEN AT SHA TAU KOK BY YOUTHS FROM C.T. WHO PLANTED HOAX BOMES AND
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POSTERS IN B.T. AND THREW A FEW STONES AND BOTTLES AT SECURITY FORCES
DISPOSING OF THEM. TWO REAL BONDS WERE ALSO FOUND AT SHA TAH KOK. ON 9
NOVEMBER, THE HONG KONG RESIDENT INJURED BY A BRITISH
MILITARY MINE AT MAN KAM TO ON 11 OCTOBER AND TAKEN INTO CHINA FOR
/MEDICAL
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2
MEDICAL TREATMENT, RETURNED TO THE COLONY VIA LOWU. HE WAS ACCCMP-
ANIED BY CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE (C.T.S.) REPRESENTATIVES AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN HIM IN CHINA, CHOSE TO TRAVEL TO KOWLOON BY
TRAIN RATHER THAN IN THE AMBULANCE PROVIDED BY
GOVERNMENT. HE HAS SINCE ENTERED A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, OF HIS OWN
OF
VOLITION, FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.
(D) A STATEMENT ISSUED ON 6 NOVEMBER BY THE EDUCATION CIRCLES ANTI-
PERSECUTION STRUGGLE COMMITTEE CE.C.A.P.S.C.) LISTING 'SEVENTEEN
PRINCIPLES' TO BE FOLLOWED BY COMMUNIST SCHOOLS. THESE INCLUDE
THE STUDY AND PROPAGATION OF MAO'S THOUGHTS, SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL
CONFRONTATION STRUGGLE, "UNITY WITH. THE 'MASSES', AND THE IMPLEMENT-
ATION OF REFORM IN EDUCATION SIMILAR TO THAT NOW UNDERWAY IN CHINA,
(E), THE CONVICTION ON THE LESSER CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER, OF A
POLICE N.C.O. AND TWO CONSTABLES ACCUSED OF THE MURDER OF A
COMMUNIST PRISONER IN JUNE, 1967. THE N.C.O. WAS SENTENCED TO &
YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND BOTH CONSTABLES RECEIVED 6 YEAR SENTENCES
'SEMICOLON APPEALS AGAINST CONVICTION ARE PENDING.
(F) THE CONTINUATION OF VIRULENT ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA IN THE
COMMUNIST PRESS,WITH ALLEGED GOVERNMENT 'SUPPRESSION OF PRISONERS
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AND STUDENTS AS THE MAIN THEME. THE CONVICTION OF 3 POLICE OFFICERS
FOR THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A PRISONER HAS BEEN TERMED. 'A GOVERNMENT
ATTEMPT TO CLEAR ITSELF OF CRIMES BY SACRIFICING 3 CHINESE
POLICEMEN'. POLICE. OFFICERS HAVE BEEN CALLED ON TO LEARN A LESSON
FROM THE BETRAYAL' AND TO JOIN THE COMMUNIST CAUSE. STATEMENTS
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS REFERRING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS
IMPERIALISTIC HAVE ALSO BEEN GIVEN PUBLICITY.
(G) THE CONTINUED SUPPLY OF FOOD AND OTHER PRODUCE FRON CHINA.
THE NUMBER OF GOOD'S WAGONS ENTERING THROUGH LOWU HAS REMAINED AT ABOUT
PRE-CONFRONTATAION LEVEL. MAN KAM TO, ROAD. BRIDGE IS STILL CLOSED. A
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2. POLICE ACTION AGAINST COMMUNIST TARGETS CONTINUED ON A SOMEWHAT
REDUCED SCALE, MAINLY IN CONNECTION WITH ARRESTS OF BOMB PLANTERS. A
BOMB MANUFACTURING CENTRE WAS DISCOVERED. AT THE PREMISES OF THE
COMMUNIST CONTROLLED PLUMBERS' UNION AND FOUR MEMBERS OF THIS UNION,
INCLUDING AN OFFICE BEARER, WERE ARRESTED. RAIDS WERE CARRIED OUT
CLUDING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN SEARCH OF THREE KEN WHO SEIZED A
SERVICE → REVOLVER FROM A POLICE CONSTABLE IN YUEN LONG MARKET ON 6
NOVEMBER.
A NUMBER OF SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN DETAINED BUT THE REVOLVER HAS NOT YET
BEEN RECOVERED.
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3. THE CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE MORALE WITHIN COMMUNIST LABOUR CIRCLES HAS
CONTINUED WITH NUMEROUS UNION METTINGS AT WHICH MEMBERS HAVE BEEN URGED
TO ATTEND TWICE WEEKLY 'STUDY GROUPS', TO SUPPORT THE 'DOLLAR CAMPAIGN'
AND TO DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO UNITED FRONT' WORK. AT ONE MEETING THE UNION
CHAIRMAN OUTLINED A DIRECTIVE HE ALLEGED HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM. THE ALL
CIRCLES ANTI-PERSECUTION STRUGGLE COMMITTEE CA.C.A.P.S.C.), WHICH STATED
THAT A SUPPLY OF POWERFUL BOMBS WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE AGAINST EUROPEANS
BUT THAT FURTHER
CLASHES WITH CHINESE POLICENEN AND INJURIES TO COMPATRIOTS SHOULD BE
AVOIDED. AT A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF
TRADE UNIONS (F.T.U.) AFFILIATED' UNION REPRESENTATIVES WERE INFORMED
THAT PROPAGANDA AIMED AT PORTRAYING GOVERNMENT AS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
HIGH LEVEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE CURRENT
'DOLLAR CAMPAIGN. IT WAS STATED THAT PROPAGANDA SHOULD ALSO BE DIRECTED
AT SUBVERTING CHINESE POLICE. 4. POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN COMMUNIST
CONTROLLED SCHOOLS HAS INCREASED FOLLOWING MAO'S CALL FOR EDUCATIONAL
REFORM IN CHINA AND THE ISSUE OF 'SEVENTEEN PRINCIPLES' BY THE
A.Ç.A.P.S.C... ALMOST HALF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PERIODS IN THE COMMUNIST
SCHOOLS ARE CURRENTLY DEVOTED TO POLITICAL STUDY AND TO MAINTAINING THE
STUDENTS' 'REVOLUTIONARY 'FERVOUR'. NORMAL LESSONS ARE BEING DISRUPTED
BY THE STUDY OF MAO'S WORKS AND BY REHEARALS OF POLITICAL PLAYS TO BE
STAGED BY STUDENTS AT TWO COMMUNIST THEATRES DURING LATE NOVEMBER. THE
SCRIPTS OF THESE PERFORMANCES INCLUDE REFRENCES TO CONFRONTATION IN
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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 1678 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
AND MACAU BUT NO MENTION IS MADE FOR HONG KONG. THE RECENT,
DIRECTIVE GIVEN BY MAO TSE TUNG FOR EDUCATION REFORM IN CHINA
INVOLVES PRIMARILY VIRTUAL ABANDONMENT OF THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM
WITH INCREASED POLITICAL STUDY, AND IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW FAR
THESE METHODS CAN BE INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG WITHOUT COMING INTO
CONFLICT WITH GOVERNMENT,
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5. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE COMMUNISTS INTEND TO ABANDON
THEIR CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AT PRESENT BUT THEY, MAY TRY TO BE MORE
SELECTIVE IN THEIR FUTURE CHOICE OF TARGETS, IN LINE WITH THEIR
STEADILY INCREASING UNITED FRONT WORK TO GAIN THE SUPPORT OF A
WIDER SECTION OF THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, THE STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO
THE A.C.A.P.S.C. AND THE APPARENT SABOTAGE ATTEMPT NEAR THE LION
ROCK TUNNEL MAY PRESACE THE USE OF MORE POWERFUL AND SOPHISTICATED
EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.
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SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED
OFFICE FOR J.I.C.]
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CONFIL
SAVING...
622
From the Governor, Hong Kong
Commonwealth Affairs
To the Secretary of State for aba Colonies
No... 506
Repeated to:-
No.
No.
ed to:-
Date..th. Novembar, 1967,.........
My Reference...(80) in CR.45/3371/bur Reference
چاو
26/1/67
Weekly Emergency Statistical Report
My Saving Despatch ilo,1501 of
54
10th August rofers.
I enclose two copies of the report
for the week ending 15th November, 1967.
狲
RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No.63
20 MOVI967
CHIEF
20 NOW 1967 COMMON KAGTH "OFFICE,
REGIOSTAR'S OFFICE
DEFERUCHT "TERRITORIES
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ORGANICE STATISTICAL LEPORT
WEEKS DIAG WEDS A 15th NOVA ZER, 1967
A. KIDS MAT_
Wock 9/15th
NOV.
linh.=_----
Week 1/8th
Lov.
Total rince
11th V
1. C..SATIS
Folico
Military killed
inju
Other uniformed
Services illså
injured
killed injured
16
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HV
1
6
196
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