15.
The Chairman of the 7.T.U. left the Colony for China on
7th May, undoubtedly to make a full report and zeek further instruction from the authorities thora. He returned on the 9th. During his absence the ¥.T.U. set about mobilising support for the union involved in the dispute,
6. Meanwhile comment in the left-wing press becamo increasingly violent and unrestrained. There was a personal attack on Governor. Allegations of police brutality ware accompanied by threats to Chinese police and prison officers that ono day they would have to pay for "the blood debt they owe to compatriots".
Disturbances of 11th-13th May,
7. In the afternoon of the 21th Kay, à crowd of some 1,500 demonstrated outaide the Kowloon factory, became disorderly,/and
refused to disperse
stoned the police. The police intervened and 60 arrests were madn Emaller incidents occurred in the evening and a curfew waa imposed Davoring the disturbed area of North-East Kowloon.
8.
Similar incidents occurred in the same area on the 12th and 13th May and curfew was reimposed on these nights. Since the 24th May only very minor incidents have occurred. With one or two quâte minor exceptions all the disturbances have been confined to a meal), area in N.E.Kowloon.
9. In all, somo 100 arrests were made. - There are 54 know casualties (injured), of which 22 aro police officers. One man, found injured on a first floor balcony of a resettlemont block of flats, has died; it is believed he was struck by a stone. Taking Statement
10. On the 15th Kay, our Chargò d'Affaires in Faking was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a statement that waa
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