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CONFIDENTIAL

HONG KONG POLICE

Disturbances in Hong Kong, 1967

14.00 on 11.5.67 to 0500 on 1.4.68

Serial No. 114

207

(A) CASUALTIES

Police Military Other Security Forces

"Opposition" Others/Doubtful

Killed

Injured

10 215

1

1 (Fire Services)

25

14

30

6 (4 Fire; 2 HCF

333

255

Burials by Govt. of uncl'a bodies: 23 Other burials: 16 Bodies still uncl'd: Nil (B) PRISONERS

Total

Arrests Convicted (Not charged) Acquitted (Awaiting Trial) Pending Died

Released

1980

Remanded

14

5

4494

Conviction Analysis:

2063

432

Riot

Curfew

Unlawful Breach of Poss. of Bombs Assembly

Real

Hoax

334

465

232

49

50

Explosive Offences

40

ka ma p

Other Offences

357

Emergency Reg. Convictions :

Inf. Fosters

Inf.

Speeches

Int. Assembly

232

82

Subject of Detention

Order

27

(c) PROPERTY DAMAGE

Deportation Orders

made

27

222

Deportation Orders

executed

5

Buildings

Vehicles Damaged *

Government

Govt. (incl. Police)

Post Offices

Buses

R/E Offices

5

Trams

Police

8

Taxis

Rural Cttee Offices

Public Cars

Others

25

Other vehicles (incl. M/cycles)

23 38

24

6

66

Banks

25

Cinemas/Theatres

Other Buildings

Public Transport

6 *Including those seriously damaged by fire :- 42

6

Miscellaneous Property

Taxis

12

Parking meters

2628

Private cars

20

Cameras

4

Others

11

Other property

18

•

Police launches

(a large number of traffic signs have:

also been damaged).

(D) AMMO. EXPENDED (Police only)

Baton Shells

794

No. of occasions gas used

Gas Cartridges

Gas Shells

Gas Grenades

Greener

.38

Carbine Sterling

...1283 ..1127

35

No. of occasions ball ammo. used No. of casualties as a result of

Police use of firearms :-

858

89

87

+

115

262

Killed Injured

17

444

309

75

(E) (a) BOMBS

Explosions

253

Reports of unexploded bombs

9052

True bombs

1520

Hoax bombs

4904

False alarms

2628

P.T.0.

CONFIDENTIAL