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4.
In consequence of the crowd's attack on the
police and the attempts to prevent the police from
carrying out their duty, six persons were injured,
five superficially and one more seriously. The latter
had an abdominal wound caused by a bullet, most likely
an accidental ricochet. The latest information we have
from Hong kong concerning the casualties is that the
condition of the five minor casualties is good. In the
other case, the bullet has been removed and his
condition was reported on the 13th January to be fair.
5. In the course of the evictions on the
5th January, two men were arrested and charged with
inciting the squatters to resist the police. They
were subsequently tried and sentenced to three months'
hard labour each. One of them admitted in cross-
examination that he had previously been in
156th Division of Chinese Army attached to the
Political Propaganda Section,
6. Formal representations have been made by the
Chinese Government to H.M. Ambassador at Nanking, and
the Chinese Minister and the Chinese Ambassador have
called on the Foreign Office with regard to this
matter.
The reply to the formal representations is
under consideration.
7. The Governor's decision to clear the area was
a normal administrative measure taken as a precaution
against the threet of fire and disease. Alternative
sites were offered and it was open to the squatters to
remove the meterials of their hute to these sites.
Had they done so the evictions would not have been
necessary. His Majesty's Ambassador, Nanking, has of
course kept His Majesty's Government and the Governor
of Hong Kong informed of the various representations
made by the Chinese Government.
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