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AMENDED DISTRIBUTION - 18 August 1967
HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Telno Unnumbered 17 August 1967
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Attention Glover. Report one.
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Four employees of China Motor Bus Company travelling in a bus and three police officers in a police landrover were injured when both vehicles were hit by two explosions in Shek Pai Wan Road outside the Wah Fu estate in Aberdeen at about one fifteen
a.m. today Thursday.
As a result of explosions both vehicles were damaged.
Road blocks were set up in area after explosions.
A private car failed to stop at the road blocks and a few warning shots were fired by police to try to stop it.
Police believed that car was stolen one and was not, (repeat not,) connected with explosions.
A private car was later found abandoned outside the Aberdeen fish market.
No, (repeat no) arrest made, police enquiries proceeding.
In Kowloon police discovered an unsuccessful attempt by trouble makers to set fire to pumping station at Tates Cairn.
Wooden door of station been broken open. Tin containing what is believed to be kerosene was found on ground together with large quantity of kerosene soaked waste paper with joss sticks around tin.
Evidence shows that joss sticks been lit but eventually they burnt out themselves. Quite a number of matches were also found on top of waste paper.
Piece of kerosene soaked paper was found sticking in one of the tubes of water pumps.
Police believe some culprits had forced door open between one p.m. Tuesday and ten fifteen a.m. Thursday.
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At Press conference this Thursday afternoon Mr. A. S. Robertson stressed need to reduce present high daily consumption in order to conserve water supplies.
He
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