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CONFIDENTIAL
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (O.A.G.)
28 June, 1967.
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IMMEDIATE CONFIDENTIAL
No. 930.
Addressed to Commonwealth Office. Repeated PRIORITY to Peking No. 366.
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My telegram No. 926.
SITREP as at 28 1800.
The public transport situation has improved slightly. There have been no deliveries of livestock, vegetables or poultry from China. Attempts are being made to prevent the landing of fish and a four day strike in the distribution and sale of foodstuffs is being planned.
2. There has been a small increase in the number of trams and buses running except in Kowloon where however two shifts are now running again and a larger and better service is being provided. In the harbour, shortage of lighter crews continues slightly to hamper the discharging of ships lying off the wharves. On land, the strike of lorry drivers has created problems in the distribution of food, particularly that of Chinese origin.
3. The stopping of deliveries of foodstuffs from China appears to have stemmed from the initiative of workers here who
As a during the last two days have refused to handle arrivals. result a more general attempt is now being made to paralyse the Colony's distribution and retailing of food. The pigs held in Kowloon last night were eventually unloaded at 2200, but there was a shortage of pork today because kills were restricted. Prices rose about 15%. Only limited supplies will be available tomorrow . No vegetables were delivered but this has presented no problem. Attempts to stop fishermen landing their catches here are being made and it is too early to assess how effective this will be. Rice distribution, nearly back to normal, is not a problem. The main issue is certainly the supply of pigs. If the strike lasts only four days, as forecast for the C.P.G.- owned shops known to be taking part, the difficulties are summountable. If however supplies are withheld for a longer period, the situation could become difficult. There is no evidence however that any such policy decision has seen taken by the C.P.G.
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