INTRO NEW MATTER MISSION 3 HONGKONG
A CROWD ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 10,000 AD 20,000
WAITED FOR THE MISION AT KOWLOON STATION, IN
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BRITISH TERRITORY ON THE CHINESE MAINBAND, ACROSS THE HARBOUR FROM HONGKONG ISLAND.
WHEN THE MISSIO.9FAILED TO ARRIVE THEY MARCHED PAST THE BIG BRITISH-OWNED PENINSULAR HOTEL - OVERLOOKING THE STATION AND THE HARBOUR FERRY AND UP KOWLOON'S MA I N
STREET, NATHAN ROAD.
CHINESE AND EUROPEAN SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS ON NATHA 9 ROAD HASTILY PUT UP THEIR SHUTTERS AND FIRE ENGINES RACED THROUGH THE STREETS TO TACKLE VEHICLES FIRED BY THE DEMONSTRATORS.
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS SAID THERE WERE ALSO SOME INCIDE S In9 VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BRITISH LEASED TERRITORY BETWEEN KOWLOON AND THE CHINESE BORDER.
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ACROSS THE HARBOUR HONGKO. ISLAND, THE COLONY'S MAIN ADMI9 STRATIVE AND BUSINESS CENTRE, WAS REPORTED TO BE QUIET HONGKONGCS LARGE CHINESE POPULATION IS BELIEVED TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED IN LOYALTY BETWEEN COMMUNIST AND NATIONALIST CHINA.
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THE DEMONSTRATORS BEGA 9 BY ATTACKING POLICE AND A POLICE LORRY CARRYING A BRITISH 1.SPECTOR.
THEY ALSO ATTACKED.... PICKING UP LAST PARA ROUNDUP NEW MATTER MISSION 1 HONGKONG 0852. REUTER 1135
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LOCAL TIME (0950 GMT) RIOTING BROKE OUT AGAIN9 IN THE TEEMING CHINESE QUARTER OF MONGK OK IN KOWLOON. THE RIOTERS HAD RETREATED TO THIS AREA AFTER POLICE CLEARED THEM FROM THE MAIN STREET.
SHOTS WERE FIRED AND TEAR GAS USED.
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