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MAY 1967
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CONFIDENTIAL
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
Cypher
D. 30 May 1967 R. 30
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office (D.T.D.) Repeated PRIORITY to: Peking No.284
POLAD Singapore No.141 Washington No.153
(Commonwealth Office please pass to all)
Sitrep as at 29 2000 local time.
My telegram No.721. 170
After a quiet and uneventful weekend there were stoppages in one public transport and three industrial concerns today, The Hong Kong Yaumati Ferry Company's operations were mainly brought to a halt from 0600 to 0900. In Tsuen Wan, three textile factories had token stoppages, in one case repeated in each succeeding shift. There is a strong right wing element in Tsuen Wan and representations were made to the police about intimidationẹ Tomorrow we expect a limited stoppage on two bus routes in Kowloon. We are considering the taking of a stronger line over the pay of a Government employee who joins in stoppages to stiffen the resistance to intimidation of right wing and neutral workers.
The pro-Communist press has today attacked gunboat diplomacy as exemplified by the arrival of H.M.S. "BULWARK". A campaign is also in progress against the police for alleged brutal treatment after the arrest of those in custody as a result of riots etc. This is gaining some ground amongst the local population, and we are considering ways of refutation, The police reverted to a lower state of readiness force stand by at 1200 hours on 29 May.
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Stop press (30 May). A token strike from 0800 1000 at the waterworks is in progress. Supplies are not affected.
(Passed as requested)
(Passed to D.S.A.0. for Messrs. Bolland, Wilson
and de la Mare and Private Office (Commonwealth
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