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22 September, 1967
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221830 Attention Glover. Sitrep.
Police continuing their swoops on Communist Union Premises in Hong Kong arrested three people today. There is no repeat no question that police are in control of situation.
Apart from small demonstration in Kowloon City this evening nivlving one hundred people Colony remained quiet. There were no (repeat no) reports of bombs being found today.
Government today announced its intention to ivestigate possible development of more reservoirs of Plover Cove tupe.
Investigations will be carried out in Long Harbour (repeat Lond Harbour) Three Fathoms Cove (repeat Three Fathoms Cove) and channel between High Island (repeat High Island) and mainland in Sai Kung Peninsula (repeat Sai Kung Peninsula).
Investigations which will begin in November and last for period of about six months will involve small scale engineering works necessary to make trial bore holes at various locations.
It was also announced that one of results of Governments decision to investigate feasibility of constructing reservoirs in areas mentioned above is that a proposed scheme at Hebe Haven (repeat Hebe Haven) which had been under consideration by Government has been abandoned.
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