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above) both factories had re-opened although

with reduced numbers of workers by the end of the

month.

(c) At the end of April, a further dispute broke

out at the Green Island Cement Company (L.I.C. Internal Intelligence Report for April, 1967, paragraph 8 refers), when a European engineer

was alleged to have assaulted a Chinese worker.

This resulted in the workers going on a sit-down strike in the factory premises. Despite

repcated efforts by Government to bring management and workers together, partial stoppages continued until 4th May when the management closed the

factory down. Groups of workers picketed the

factory almost daily until the end of the month

and although the management offered severence pay, few workers accepted it.

(a) The dispute in the Government haterworks Department

(I.I.C. Internal Intelligence Report for April, 1967, paragraph 8 refers) ended on the 19th Lay, when

Government announced that payment would be given for all overtime worked.

In other fields action taken by the Resettlement

Department on 4th May to demolish illegal structures on the fringe of the Kowloon Walled City, sparked off an incident, which though not initially directly part of the local communist confrontation with Government, nevertheless subsequently became part of the overall campaign. One owner refused to demolish an illegal structure and the Chairman of the Kowloon alled City Kaifong Welfare Promotion Committee (K.w.C.K.W.P.C.), aided by some of his henchmen, attempted to prevent the Resettlement Department officers from effecting the demolition. The Police intervened and arrested the Chairman and his

This provoked an incident at the Police Station where twenty

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