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Sunary No. 5 would provide then with particul.rs of all such vessels, the handing over of thich should be the subject of negotiation. The Chinese, however, persisted in their attitude and the British officer accordingly informed them that he could not assist then further.
(iv) Arising out of the action of the Chinese Military Delegation in posting armed guards at TAI YET shipyard, a strongly-worded complaint has been lodged with the Harbour- ister for transmission to the Comander-in-Chier. The incident couplined of occurred when the officer-in- large of the Harbour Department Yard at YAU ATI was refused permission by an arned Chinese to enter TI YET shipyard, where a Harbour Department tug is repairing.
10.
DRITISH TROOTS IF TIL FEN TAVORIS.
No. 5 Corrando provides all patrols and border de- tuclllents in the NEN WERDIWORIS North of the CASTLE PILK TEAN LOC area but excluding TAI-PO.
The troops are disposed as follows:
B
1.4. 20. 5 Com
No. 1 Troop
No. 2 Troop
No. 3 Troop (less
detuclment)
Detaciment of
3 Troop
No. 4 Tror (less detachment)
Detachment of 10.
4 Troop
No. 5 Troop
No. 6 Troop (less detachment)
Detachment of No,
6 Troop
do
LEN. Lodge, FANLIFG
Golf Club
Cross roads
FAMING
PIG SILAN prec
KA SIN
SIL MU KOR (1 officer and
12 men)
-
FANLING
- BELATRA SHUI
Border bridge (1 officer
and 12 men)
The duties of the two border detachments are to search lorries with a view to preventing unauthorised goods from crossing the frontier. The rerminin:: troops are used for patrolling the other areas, their main tasks being to see that food is distributed fairly, that medical attention is given, and that the Headnen and Elders of the villages are givell all the advice, Lely and liaison they require. Apart from dealing with armed robberies, carrying out a brothal raid at PING SHAD, and coping with ole passage of the Chinese 13th Army through the NEWS WIRRITORIES, there has been little to report so far.
Facing these troons across the border in CHINA. at the present time is a Division of the Chinese 8th Arriy, due to start exterim, the Colony on October 31st for enbarkation at KOWLOON.
11.
TCOINCIDENT.
A detailed account of the Sino-Portuguese incident at ICAO on October 27th, which received such vide publicity in the local preso and was even included in B.B.0, news bulletins, has now been given by a British Army officer who happened to be visiting 140.0 at the time and was an eye-witness of at Happened.
This officer and Captain CA, Chief of the CAO Folice, y prening to call at the Grand Hotel for the purpose of visiting a mutual Chinese friend who was staying there, were
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