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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 1537 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)

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3.

10, AT MAN KAM TO TWO BROADCASTS WERE MADE AT 0930 AND 1605

MARNING WORKMEN TO STOP WORK ON THE NEW POLICE POST OR SUFFER THE

CONSEQUENCES.

11. POLICE ACTION AGAINST COMMUNISTS TARGETS CONTINUED

DURING THE PERIOD AND FURTHER SEIZURES OF INFLAMMATORY 'MÁTTER AND WEAPONS WERE MADE.

12. FOOD SUPPLIES HAVE NOT BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE OF THE MAN KAM TO ROAD BRIDGE. NORMAL SUPPLIES OF LIVESTOCK ARE CONTINUING TO BE BROUGHT IN BY RAIL.

(PLEASE PASS SINGAPORE 396, WASHINGTON 323 AND CANBERRA 117)

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

C.O.

F.0.

H.K.D.

I. & G. DEPT.

F.E.P.D.

J.I.P.G.D.

J.I.R.D.

J.R.D.

NEWS DEPT.

F.E.D.

S.E.A.D.

O.L.A.

0.P.A.

D.I.S.M.O.D.

DDDDD

SENT 09142/17 OCTOBER

RECD 09282/17 OCTOBER

ADVANCE COPIES SENT

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