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ARCHIVES No. 63
- 3 OCT1967
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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telegram No. 1474
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3 October, 1967
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1474 of 3 October,
الله
Repeated for information to PA Singapore, Washington and Canberra.
Sitrep for period 28 0800 to 03 0800.
My telegram No. 1453. C.P.G. National Day cele- brations reached peak on 1 October. The number of flags decorating Communist buildings has been smaller than in the past and the decorations themselves comparatively restrained. The usual receptions and dinner parties were held by Communist organisations, but attendance was down.
2. Police raids on Communist premises continues up to 30 September; gas masks, fireworks, iron bars and docu- ments were seized and a number of persons arrested.
3. At 01 1000 water supply from Shum Chun Reservoir to Hong Kong was resumed and it has been possible to return to a 24 hour supply.
4. Shortly before 01 2000, a crowd of about 500 people gathered along the waterfront in the Western District of Hong Kong Island to watch a display of fireworks and fire- crackers on the roof of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. and on board mainland lighters anchored offshire; slogans of Mao Tse-tung's Thoughts were also broadcast from a boat. At 012030 when a police riot company was sent to the scene, the crowd now grown to over 1,000 attacked the police by throwing empty bottles. Tear gas was fired with no effect, and one bottle thrower was shot dead. The crowd then dispersed. The loud- speakers on the boat then started broadcasting protests against the police action on shore, but ceased when marine police launches and a fireboat warned the people to stop. Four persons were arrested.
5. At 01 2200 a smaller crowd of about 300 reformed in. the same area, but were dispersed without serious incident and 86 arrested. Two demonstrators and a police constable were injured.
Sir D. Trench
Sent 03482 3 October Recd 0355Z 3 October
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