Hong Kong telegram No. 1696 to Commonwealth Office
In Hong Kong a girl stud
Resettlement Estate in Kowloon. was arrested when about to post inflammatory mosquito leaflets. A boy was arrested with a subscription book for 'Anti- Unemployment and Anti-Starvation' donations.
Sunday 12th November
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Sunday 12th was fairly quiet with 45 bomb reports. school-boy was slightly injured when he picked in a tin which exploded. The Communist Pui Kiu Middle School coucbrated its 18th anniversary with broadcasts of speeches and slogans, but there were no incidents. A bridge on the approach road on the Shatr side of the newly completed Lion Rock tunnel was slightly damaged by an explosion,
Tuesday 14th November.
At 0250 the police raided a small bomb factory in the Sha Ki Wan and seized some fuses, two grenade casings and a booby trap five persons were arrested. Between 0100 and 0500 the police carried out a number of raids in the Shatin and Tai Po areas of the new territories in order to forestall any interference with the official opening of the Lion Rock tunnel. A number of inflammatory posters and firecrackers were seized and 8 men. including three village representatives were arrested.
There was a minor disturbance at Central Magistracy when the 52 members of the Heung To School arrested on the first came up for trial. Two women were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. At 1915 in the central district of Hong Kong Island, 7 bombs were thrown into the waterfront police station. 3 of which exploded without incident. One of the bomb throwers, a boy, was arrested. At 1920 a crowd of about 150 was dispersed with gas cartridges near the Western Market. Two prominent members of the Anti-Persecution Committee were detained for questioning.
Wednesday 15th November.
The opening passed off without incident.
At 2015 a real bomb was discovered in Queens Road West. After the bomb was detonated, a bomb was thrown from a nearby rooftop injuring seven civilians; police later fired gas shells to disperse a curious crowd. At 2120 in Sha Tau Kok an army team dealing with a bomb near the police post, which later proved to be a hoax, was attacked by a bomb thrown from C.T. There were no casualties. No separate assessment follows this telegram as in the past, since that contained in my telegram 1678 generally covers the period. We propose to follow this procedure in future unless you see any objections.
Sir D. Trench
CO/FO/WH DISTRIBUTION Hong Kong Dept.
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