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Broadcast from Chung Hop Store, S.T.K. (C.T.). that the H.K. Police were responsible for the S.T.K. riote (repeat of 1/8/67).
10 youths crossed Lo Wu Bridge into B.T. and throw stones and bottles at the Immigration Department Office for 20 minutes. Windows were extensively damaged and an electric light control box on the bridge was also smashed. Immigration and S.B. personnel took cover during the attack in Lo Wu Police Post. Two minutes after the youths had returned to C.T., Immigration officials and S.B. personnel returned, by whicù time, the military had taken up positions in the Immigration Office.
Broadcast from a point in C.T. opposite San Lau Street, S.T.K.. The General theme was a call to lay down arms and was presumably addressed to all personnel on B.T. side. About 30-40 civilians stood nearby. Two loudspeakers were set up and two speeches delivered. One was in Hakka dialect and was of an inflammatory nature directed at the Police. The second, in English, addressed to the Gurkhas referred to the proximity ot Nepal to China and called for the laying down of arms.
Approximately 25 adults and 10 children crossed Lo Wu Bridge into B.T. and throw stones at the Immigration Department office. One boy attempted unsuccessfully to pull down the Union flag.
The above crowd returned for a repeat performance, dispersed to C.T. One gas grenade thrown by Gurkhas.
An L.M.G. was observed on the hillside to the East of the bridge in C.T. and a Chinese male carried several baskets of stones over the demarkation line and placed them about 20 yards inside B.T.
Another gas grenade was thrown as the crowd returned.
Again the crowd returned and another gas grenade was thrown and one gas cartridge fired.
Another gas cartridge which was fired landed in C.T. to the east of Lo Wu Bridge in the vicinity of about 50 persons. At this juncture the number of P.L.A. on the bridge increased.
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