Er Clair
HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
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29 August, 1967
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To Cury 427
291915 Sitrep two.
Police in five-hour search of eight (repeat eight) huts in squatter area at Mount Butler on Hong Kong Island this morning found one live bomb quantity of black powder two watches and some devices for making time bombs as well as quantity of chemicals believed to be used for making explosives. Eleven people were taken to Police Station for questioning. In afternoon Police arrested twenty-one year old man and seized small quantity of gunpowder #hemicals iron nails and other apparatus during raid on premises in Kowloon City area.
Police are investigating report that six prominent Hong Kong residents had been marked by local agitators to be murdered.
The "blacklist" was published in edition of underground Communist broadsheet according to newspaper reports.
Six were stated to be Acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs Paul Tsui, Legislative Councillors Y K Kan and Li Fhok Shu, Pang Fu Wah Chairman of Heung Yee Kuk Commatoos Cha publisher of Ming Pao newspaper and Luk Hoi an Editor of Truth Daily.
Y.K. Kan yesterday morning deceived a parcel containing small explosive device. Parcel which was addressed to Y.K.Kan at his office was later removed by Police.
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