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A bomb was thrown at the police party rushing to the scene and upon
arrival a burning torch was thrown at them by a man.

Police were forced to fire a Greener shot at the man and fired two
rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Nine men were arrested and are detained for questioning. Six suspected
borbs were found in the vicinity when nolice later swept through the
area. Two were later found to be genuine bombs.

At about the same time last night, the police searched the Hong Kong
and Kowloon Metal Workers' Union premises in Tin Kwong Road, Kowloon.

A quantity of offensive weapons, inflammatory posters and some suspected
petrol bombs were seized.

Two women were arrested and are due to be charged with being in
premises where offensive weapons are found.

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My immediately preceding telegram.

Comment in Communist newspapers on the "execution" of Lam Bun, the
Chinese radio commentator, and the publication of a "murder" list, which
was not, however, carried by the major Communist papers, indicate that a
campaign of personal attacks may be being planned. There is no
indication of the import of small arms, though there have been
unsubstantiated rumours in the past that guns are held in some of the
major CPG concerns. It is thought that some small arms would be
necessary if an effective assassination campaign of any size is to be
launched.

Commonwealth Office pass Priority Washington No. 282 and Canberra No.
84.

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Five (repeat five) home made bombs, three (repeat three) sticks of
gelignite, a number of detonators and fuses were found buried in a road
works site in Kings Road in Causeway Bay Area this Thursday morning.

Explosives were uncovered by police acting on information supplied by
four (repeat four) men who were arrested last night.

All explosives were removed by police ballistics officer and army
ammunition experts in one hour operation.

Mister Choi Cheung Kwok President of Chinese Manufacturers Association
told Association's General Meeting today that it was Association's
responsibility expand Hong Kong's economy and to provide its population
with employment and opportunities.

C.M.A. he said had no (repeat no) political objectives and for past
thirty (repeat thirty) years it had devoted its efforts to cause of Hong
Kong industry and employment of local population.

He said this position had recently been under malignant attack by
troublemakers and it was Association's policy to stand firm and united
against such evil.

Mister Choi said Government had been providing Hong Kong's four million
people with happy and secure life and it was responsibility of C.M.A. to
support Government policies. Endit informs.

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Two (repeat two) police constables on patrol duty in Nam Cheong
Street in Sham Shui Po of Kowloon last Wednesday night saw three (repeat
three) men attempting to set fire to a traffic pagoda which they had
pulled into the middle of road. The men also seen tying what looked like
bombs to pagoda.

When efforts to get the men to stop what they were doing failed

a policeman opened fire hitting one of them in leg.

The men then ran down Cheung Sha Wan road towards Pei Ho Street, the one
who had been injured threw a bomb which failed to explode. It was later
detonated by army ammunition expert on the spot. The injured man was
arrested.

While this was going on a crowd of about eight hundred had gathered in
area. Police used several rounds of gas shells and a number of wooden
projectiles to disperse them. Two more people were arrested.

During the incident seven explosions believed to have been caused by
bombs thrown from upper floors of buildings were heard. These damaged
two (repeat two) police vehicles and injured three policemen and a
pedestrian.

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