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HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(D.T.D.)
TELNO. 1678
13 NOVEMBER, 1967
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ADDRESSED C.O. TELEGRAM-1678-OF-13 NOVEMBER, REPEATED POLAD SINGAPORE WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA.
FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, AND CABINET OFFICE FOR J.1.C.
FOLLOWING FROM L.1.C.
RECEIVED IN
ARCHIES No. 63
14 NOV 1967
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WEEKLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 13TH NOVEMBER 9600 HOURS
FOLLOWS IN TWO PARTS (PART I ONLY FOR CANBERRA)
PART 1
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES, OF THE COMMUNIST CONFRONTATION DURING THE
PERIOD HAVE BEEN :
(A) THE CONTINUATION OF BOMB, INCIDENTS ON A REDUCED SCALE BUT MARKED
BY THE USE OF MORE POWERFUL DEVICES. 38 GENUINE AND 253 HOAX BOMBS
WERE REPORTED. 6 EXPLODED ON IMPACT OR PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF DISPOSAL TEAMS. ON &. NOVEMBER A GELIGNITE BOMB, THROWN AT A POLICE PATROL WHICH HAD ARRESTED TWO BOMB PLANTERS, CAUSED INJURIES TO 8 AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS AND 34 CIVILIANS. ONE OF THE BOMB PLANTERS WAS SHOT DEAD BY POLICE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE, AND A MEMBER OF A HOSTILE CROWD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOMB ATTACK, WAS KILLED BY A BOMB FRAGMENT. ON 7. NOVEMBER A POWERFUL GELIGNITE BOMB CAUSED DAMAGE
TO THE APPROACH ROAD TO THE NEWLY COMPLETED LION ROCK TUNNEL,
THIS APPEARED TO BE A DELIBERATE SABOTAGE ATTEMPT.
(B) A DEMONSTRATION ON SCHOOL PREMISES ON 7 NOVEMBER BY 14 GIRL
PUPILS OF THE GOVERNMENT BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL WHO ATTEMPTED TO
INTIMIDATE SCHOOL STAFF. INTO RE-ENTATING A PUPIL RECENTLY
EXPELLED FOR BREACH OF DISCIPLINE. ALL WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH 'DISORDERLY CONDUCT CTELEGRAM 1664 REFERS).
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(C) THE CONTINUED COMPARATIVE CALM OF THE BORDER AREA WHICH WAS
BROKEN AT SHA TAU KOK BY YOUTHS FROM C.T. WHO PLANTED HOAX BONES AND POSTERS IN B.T. AND THREW A FEW STONES AND BOTTLES AT SECURITY
FORCES DISPOSING OF THEM. TWO REAL BOMBS WERE ALSO FOUND AT SHA TAH KOK ON 9 NOVEMBER, THE 'HONG KONG RESIDENT INJURED BY A BRITISH
MILITARY MINE AT MAN KAM TO ON 11 OCTOBER AND TAKEN INTO CHINA FOR
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