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HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
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PRESS 241930
24 August 1967
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Police have increased from twentyfive (repeat twentyfive) thousand dollars to fifty (repeat fifty) thousand dollars the reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of people responsible for North Point explosion which killed two young Chinese children last Sunday.
At same time reward for information leading to recovery of stolen explosives at two (repeat two) construction sites on Hong Kong Island or the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the thefts was also increased today from twentyfive (repeat twentyfive) thousand dollars to fifty (repeat fifty) thousand dollars for each case.
Government today announced names of members of Compensation Board which is to consider applications for ex-gratia payments to dependants of persons killed and to persons incapacitated as a result of injuries received during disturbances while carrying on their customary work.
Chairman of Board is Mr. [gp, undec] Yang District Judge.
It is expected that the Board will hold its first meeting shortly to consider the procedure for receiving applications.
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O.A.G. Sent 2029 24 August
Recd 14522 24 August
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