RECEIVED ARCHIVES No. 63 16 AUGIY67
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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telno. 1239
15 August 1967
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Addressed Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1239
of 15 August.
Repeated for information to Peking, Singapore, Washington and H.C. Canberra.
Sitrep as at 151200.
Bombing incidents have continued. A new type of percussion grenade has been used after the gathering of an unruly crowd had brought the police to the scene thus providing a target. An attempt to start a fire in the crowded Central Government Offices (CGO) underground car park failed. There have been further incidents at Mankam To
44/(my telegram No. 1210 refers) at Ta Ku Ling (my telegram
No. 1204 refers) and at Sha Tau Kok. Supplies of food from HWAY/ China have been restricted apparently as a result of disorders
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in Kwangtung. Prices have risen particularly of pork which is scarce, There has been fairly heavy rain since 11 August and an imminent tropical storm should bring more.
2. During the period midday 11-midday 12 August there were 151 bomb reports. Of these 38 were genuine, 24 were dealt with by bomb disposal teams and there were 14 explosions. There have been more parcel bombs. On 13 August a crowd collected in Wanchai, and four home made percussion grenades of a new type
were thrown at police when they arrived. Later two more were dropped from nearby buildings A number of bombs in the area were dealt with by bomb disposal teams, some of which were designed to be exploded electrically using torch batteries. A stolen car with a boot holding four cans of petrol and a primitive timing mechanism using acid was found in the underground car park at the CGO during the morning of 15 August. The timing mechanism and the car were removed without incident.
3. On the border on Saturday 12 August a crowd 100 strong
crossed into B.T. at S.T.K. and stoned the fish market in
They were
San Lau street which runs parallel with the border. dispersed with tear gas. Subsequent attempts to break into
the same building were driven off again with tear gas and the area was searched without results for any stay-behind parties. There was a minor demonstration opposite Man Kam To where the police post which is undefendable was demolished on 13 August. A new one is being erected on higher ground 200 yards away, At Lo Wu a formal protest was made by a C.C.A. officer to an Immigration Department official about delays in processing CPG passport holders..
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