PRIORITY
No 618.
D. 16 May 67
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FROM HONG KONG DATED 1674 1975 1967. ||
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REPEATED PEKING/228, P.A. SINGAPORE
97, WASHINGTON/114 CPLEASE PASS TO ALL). |(
KOWLOON DISTURBANCES.
20.PERSONS ARRESTED ON 6TH MAY OUTSIDE HONG KONG ARTIFICIAL FLOWER
FACTORY APPEARED AT 1030 HOURS AT SOUTH KOWLOON MAGISTRACY. THIS
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MORNING. ALL CHARGED UNLU AFUL ASSEMBLY, 4 ADDITIONALLY CHARGED WITH
COMMON ASSAULT AND 2 INTIMIDATION. A CROWD OF ABOUT 150 SPECTATORS
HAD ASSEMBLED IN COURT. WHEN MAGISTRATE ENTERED THEY STARTED..
CHANTING MAONS THOUGHTS AND A FURTHER CROWD OF ROUGHLY THE SAME
NUMBER WHO WERE OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM JOINED IN. THE MAGISTRATE
MAOŃS
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ADJOURNED 15 MINUTES LATER HE RETURNED, BUT THE CHANTING CONTINUED.
HE AGAIN ADJOURNED UNTIL 1430 HOURS. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUT-
TIONS CONSULTED MAGISTRATE AND APPLIED FOR HEARING IN THE ABSENCE
OF GENERAL PUBLIC EXCEPT PRESS. MAGISTRATE AGREED. COURT RESUMED AT
. 1440 HOURS. REPOYszt
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ORTERS AND
BAAP HOURS REPORTERS AND 2 MEN AND 2 WOMEN REPRESENTING A
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CROWD OF SOME 200 OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM WERE ADMITTED. BY 1530
HOURS THIS CROWD INCREASED TO ABOUT 300 WITH ANOTHER 800 WATCHING
NEARBY. THE CROWD IN THE VICINITY OF COURTROOM CHANTED MAOLS
THOUGHTS AND SANG REVOLUTIONARY SONGS. THEY APPEARED WELL ORGANISED.
AT ABOUT 1715 HOURS, THE COURT STILL SITTING, THE CROWD STARTED TO
DISPERSE. COURT CLOSED AT 1740 HOURS AFTER ONLY 2 PROSECUTION
WITNESSES HAD BEEN HEARD. THE 17 PERSONS DETAINED WERE OFERED BAIL
AND EACH RELEASED ON A PERSONAL RECOGNISANCE OF HK DOLLARS 200 TO
APPEAR AT 0900 HOURS TOMORROW, 17TH MAY. THE 3 ON BAIL HAVE HAD
BAIL RENEWED. REMAINDER OF CROWD DISPERSED PEACEFULLY.
GOVERNOR
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PARO
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