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HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telegram U/N
506
30 October 1967
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Attention Glover.
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Between eight a.m. and five p.m. there total five real bombs - two on Hong Kong Island and three in Kowloon - out of some one hundred objects found.
One of bombs on Hong Kong Island injured a bystander
who treated and discharged from hospital.
Between midnight and eight a.m. today there seventeen real bombs in Kowloon out of twentyseven reports of suspected objects.
found.
During same period on Hong Kong Island eleven fake objects
Tn launching Hong Kong Week today Governor Sir David Trench called on people of Colony to support week.
Sir David speaking at colourful ceremony outside City Hall said purpose of Hong Kong Week is to call attention of both people here and visitors to the industrial and commercial achievements of Colony.
He said Hong Kong people are not (repeat not) quite as conscious of all that is made here and its high quality as the y might be.
This Sir David said is not (repeat not) always their fault in that for variety of reasons many of best Hong Kong products have never found their way into shops.
He urged Hong Kong industrialists not to hesitate to use new methods of display salesmanship and aftersales service in persuading Hong Kong people to buy more Colony-made goods in shops.
Sir David mentioned a few figures to dispel any doubts about Hong Kong achievements.
"The first striking fact is that our total trade has increased by over one thousand million dollars in first nine months of nineteen sixty seven" he said,
Even imports have increased by some three percent despite falloff for a time in supplies from China.
Domestic exports are up by fourteen percent and re-exports by twenty one percent "a remarkable performance by any standard
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