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MMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telno 1665 8 November, 1967
CONFIDENTIAL
Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1665 of 8 November
Repeated for information to:- PA Singapore, Washington and
Canberra..
Latest figures are: killed 45: 8 police, 1 military 1 fire services, 14 definite opposition and 11 others. Injured 742: 188 police, 25 military, 4 fire services, 316 opposition and 209 others. Arrests are 4192: 1867 released, 374 acquitted, 1781 convicted, 165 awaiting trial/remanded and 5 dead. 1032 are serving prison sentences. 2. The Communist Press has continued to criticise Hong Kong week as a plot against Chinese goods and an attempt by the Government to present a false façade of peace and stability. The high level of bomb activity during this period was obviously designed to counter the week by causing the maximum disruption of traffic and normal life. The increased number of hoax bombs (80% of reports) indicates a Communist aim to create maximum difficulties for the authorities with minimum effort consequential adverse publicity on casualties.
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Union meetings have continued to stress the new Mao directives and support of the dollar campaign to which the response has not been good. There have also been meetings in Left Wing schools to oppose 'enslaving education' and to urge inclusion of Mao's thoughts in the school curriculum.
40 On 5th the Communist Press put forward four demands on behalf of the Left Wing prisoners. This theme and further demonstrations are likely to recur.
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5. The first floor of the new Man Kam To Police Post has
Trains from been completed, and work is still continuing. Canton and food supplies continue to arrive normally. would appear that China has settled for a slightly lower level of pig exports to Hong Kong at a higher wholesale price. 107 illegal immigrants were arrested in the period, China, 28 from Macao. This represents a considerable increase
of over 24 arrested the previous week.
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Although the Left Wing Press has continued to play up information of the Kwangtung Committee as supporting the Hong Kong struggle, there appears to have been little active response to this body locally. It seems likely that the Canton Trade
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