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HONG KONG ΤΟ COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
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Attention Glover.
Hong Kong passes another peaceful day and no incident has so far been reported.
Government continues to maintain initiative and today announces new emergency regulations designed to deny Communist trouble makers use of fireworks for making bombs. Under regulations it is an offence for any persons not, repeat not holding a licence to store fireworks or to be in possession of any quantity however small.
Maximum penalty or conviction is eight, repeat eight thousand dollars fine or three, repeat three years imprisonment.
Soon after new regulations came into force, teams consisting of officials of Mines Department, Police and Civil Aid Services visited hundreds of shops throughout the colony including outlying islands to collect fireworks.
No, repeat no accurate figure is yet available but it is estimated that over thirty, repeat thirty tons have been with- drawn.
Compensation will be paid for licensed stocks.
In new territories Police and Army this morning carried out a surprise search operation in a remote village north of Plover Cove Reservoir.
Search was part of joint military exercise involving some fifty policemen and two companies of First Battalion Sixth Queen Elizabeth Own Gurkha Rifles assisted by three, repeat three helicopters and a landing craft. A government spokesman said one object of exercise was to check on reported Communist activities in area.
However no arrest and no seizures were made.
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