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District Officer Tai Po and bottles thrown at the Gurkha Commanding Officer and Company Commander in Sha Tau Kok.

Police Raids

6。 Since 25 1600 there have been 12 raids by police (on some occasions with military support) on Communist premises. 100 persons were arrested or detained for enquiries and quantities of improvised weapons, gasmasks and subversive posters and other material seized.

Recovery of Explosives

70 After two bombs had been found in the possession of two men in Kowloon on 26/7, police followed up information and seized six further bombs and 32 sticks or commercial gelignite in a village near Kwun Tong. A package containing nine bombs was also found in Tsuen Wan on another occasion.

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