TNAG-0109-FCO40-145-Detainees-and-prisoners-following-19671968-disturbances-1968 — Page 129

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My

Yong authorities, but at least ther

have been used in Hong Kong with the greatest

moderation bearing in mind the scale and

severity of the events of 1967. At the

height of the trouble, the maximum number of

detainees ever in custody was fifty four,

which I suggest compares very favourably with

the similar measures other governments have

found it necessary to take when subjected to similar but certainly no more dangerous or

violent situations.

Yours faithfully,