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APPENDICES

APPENDIX NO. 10

INDEX TO USE OF FIREARMS

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April 6/7th

E.U. Car 8 (11.50 p.m.)

Marine Coy. (12.20 a.m.)

S.S.Po Coy. (1.25 a.m.)

Marine Coy. (1.45 a.m.)

Yaumati Coy. (1.45 a.m.)

Wong Tai Sin Coy. (1.47 a.m.)

Yau Ma Tei Coy. (1.50 a.m.)

Yau Ma Tei Coy. (2.07-3.25 a.m.)

S.S.Po. Coy. (2.25 a.m.)

Traffic Office Coy. (2.30 a.m.)

C.S.P./T

(3 a.m.-5.20 a.m.)

Five revolver shots fired to defend the crew and vehicle.

Two rounds of carbine fired to disperse a stone-throwing

crowd.

11 revolver and five carbine shots fired to disperse crowds around Shaw's Building and in Argyle Street. One revolver shot fired to repel attack on the company's transport.

One carbine shot fired to stop missiles thrown at company.

Six revolver and one sterling gun shots fired to disperse crowd burning a car in Jordan Road and throwing stones. 64 rounds of tear smoke had been fired before ball ammunition was used.

One carbine shot fired at crowd breaking shop windows and

lighting fires.

Four carbine shots fired to stop missiles being thrown from

multi-storey buildings in Jordan Road.

16 carbine, two revolver and two sterling gun shots fired to stop bombardment from roofs, etc. of Mirador, Chungking, Tsim Sha Tsui & Haiphong Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Two revolver shots fired to stop rioters setting fire to post

office.

One carbine shot fired at rioters breaking into hawker stalls

and throwing missiles at police.

Two revolver shots fired.

April 7/8th

C.S.P./T and party (11 p.m.)

Yau Ma Tei Coy. (11 p.m.)

Kowloon City Coy. (11.58 p.m.)

Marine Coy. (midnight)

Eight revolver rounds fired to prevent stone throwing and

lighting of fires.

Four sterling gun rounds fired to repel attack on company

transport.

One carbine shot fired at crowd in Man Ming Lane, lighting

fires and stoning the police.

One carbine shot fired at crowd throwing stones and fuel

bombs. One wounded and one killed.