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AGED 14 YEARS, PLACED A TRAVELLING

HE WAS

CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF OFFENSIVE WEAPON AND SENTENCED TO FOUR

YEARS IMPRISONMENT, HE HAS 20 MONTHS LEFT TO SERVE AT CHI MA WAN

OPEN PRISON.

BAG IN LAI CHI KOK ROAD, WHICH CONTAINED A REAL BOMB.

CD) ON 24.11.67

AGED 15 YEARS, PLACED A BASKET

CONTAINING ONE REAL AND THREE SIMULATED BOMBS AT THE SIDE OF

KING'S ROAD NORTH POINT. HE WAS CHARGED WITH (1) POSSESSION

OF AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON AND (2) POSSESSION OF SIMULATED BONDS

AND SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IMPRISONMENT ON EACH CHARGE, THE

NG HAS 20 MONTHS LEFT TO SERVE

SENTENCES BEING CONCURRENT.

AT CHI MA WAN OPEN PRISON.

(5) IN OCTOBER 1967. A 15 YEAR OLD BOY

PLACED FIVE SIMULATED BOMBS AT THE NORTH POINT

VEHICULAR FERRY. HE WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF SIMULATED BOMBS

ANO SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IMPRISONMENT.

HAS 17 MONTHS

LEFT TO SERVE IN STANLEY PRISON, WHICH HAS FACILITIES TO DEAL

WITH HIS RECURRENT T.P.

5012.

THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELEGRAM 66NEEDS

EXPANDING,

VOLUNTARY SCHOOLING HAS BEEN OFFERED TO ALL PRISONERS

IN THE YOUNG PRISONER'S SECTION BUT ONLY TWO OF THE FIVE BOYS

HAVE ATTENDED PART-TIME COURSES, ALL THE BOYS ARE EMPLOYED

IN THE PRISONS WORKSHOP.

SIR D. TRENCH

FILES

HONG KONG DEPT

PAR EASTERN DEPT

NEWS DEPT

BTR A. GALSWORTHY MR, MORETON

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