En Clair
HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (DTD)
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UNCLASSIFIED.
10 September, 1967
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460
Press.
100705 Sitrep.
Attention Glover.
HUA ili
Police in Kowloon last night arrested three men following a demonstration in Nathan Road at its junction with Soy Street.
A crowd of about one to two hundred people had gathered at road junction and began to shout slogans just after seven o'clock. They were joined by another crowd of one hundred others.
Crowd broke up on arrival of police. No (repeat no) fire-arms nor gas were used.
In addition to three detained men police seized ten banners with inflammatory slogans which had been hung on railings in centre of Nathan Road.
A photographer of a Chinese weekly magazine who was covering the event was assaulted by a man in crowd and had his camera snatched from him.
A police car which arrived at scene was surrounded by crowd as photographer was being chased by some demonstrators. However crowd dispersed on arrival of another police car.
Photographer was later taken to hospital for treatment to injuries received on his chest.
About two hours later a police patrol car in Tin Kwong Road at its junction with Ma Tau Chung Road near Ruby Theatre saw ä crowd of about forty people putting up a red banner on railings in centre of road.
Crowd threw some objects at police patrol. One of these was a bomb but no (repeat no) one appeared to be injured.
Demonstrators dispersed into crowd of cinema goers.
Search was made in vicinity and seven bombs were found. Four were detonated on spot while others were disarmed and removed by army ammunition experts. There were no (repeat no) arrests.
As this was happening a crowd of about two hundred collected.
Sent 08422/10 September Recd 04342/10 September
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