160830 Attention Glover
Sitrep 1.
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Two men died as a result of an explosion which occurred out- side Block
2 of Ngau Tau Kok low cost housing estate shortly after 8 p.m.
yesterday.
One of the men was killed outright while the other died in hospital
early this morning.
The two men were believed to have been planting bombs when the explosion
occurred.
About two hours later police arrested a man in a shop in Wong Tai Sin
district on suspicion of being connected with the explosion. At the time
of his arrest the man had injuries on his head and legs. Early this
morning his condition was described by hospital spokes- man as still
serious,
This was one of a number of incidents and bomb reports last night
following a quiet day.
Between 7.30 and 8 last night there were simultaneous incidents in Tsuen
Wan and Yau Ma Tei.
A small demonstration began to form but was broken up by police. However
the crowd managed to plant several bombs both real and fake.
At the same time a crowd attempted to hold a demonstration march in Yau
Ma Tei at the junction of Temple Street and Nanking Street but were
prevented from doing so by police. Again bombs and false bombs were laid
by the crowd before they dispersed,
In this incident police arrested 38 people who will appear in court on
Tuesday on charges of participating in an intimidating assembly.
More Informs.
160845 Attention Glover.
Sitrep 2.
Just a while before in the Tai Kok Tsui area a crowd of about two
hundred people were seen shouting and placing objects in Bedford Street.
A police party which arrived on the scene fired several rounds. of
tear-gas and several wooden projectiles to disperse the crowd.
Three objects and two bottles believed to contain acid were thrown at
the police but did no harm,
While this was going on 4 men set fire to 2 Government vans outside
Kowloon Office of P.W.D. in Farm Road.
The front
door of the building was also damaged by fire. The men escaped.
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On Hong Kong Island bombs and false bombs were planted in North Point to
Shau Kei Wan area. A number of bouds were also planted in Western
District and in Wanchai, bombs were reported to have been placed at both
end of Johnston Road,
An object was hurled over a fence around Waterfront Polios Station but
this exploded on impact without doing any damage or harm.
In Desvoeux Road West, an Army ammunition expert who was dealing with
suspected bombs on the road fired one abot at some people who threw
objects from an upper floor. No one was hurt,
Just before 10 p.m. police arrested a man after he had placed some
objects suspected of being bomba at junction of Chai Wan Road and Tytan
Road. Another man helping him got away but he was arrested one hour
later.
Sir D. Trench
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For CDS, Chairman COSAUST, CDS NZ.
Sitrep 16th October,
Hong Kong.
2. The double tenth passed quietly.
shown a marked increase.
b.
Border (1).
Abductions.
Incidents since 12 Oct have
Dragged into
(a) 11th Oct. Hong Kong villager attacked by four men half a
mile from Ta Ku Ling on road to Lin Ma Liang, Chinese territory through
gap in border fence,
(b) 12 Oct.
Police arrested four Communist Chinese at Pak Hok Chai (GR 962901) after
two others were seen to abduct a man with hands tied behind his back
across the river into Chinese territory.
(c) 14 Oct. At Men Kan To. Senior Inspector F.G. Knight wes
surrounded by group of 20 farmers from Communist territory whilst
discussing the rights and wrongs of some wire laid in 1962 on Chinese
farned land in British territory.
At 19401, after about four
hours of discussion he was forcibly abducted across the border. Bridge
closed early 15 Oct. 2 Coys 1/7 GR and troop LG deployed in area.
Chinese Male who had Police permission to enter closed border area to
visit grave wounded by mine inside wire guarding company position at Man
Kan To. Taken by companions and labourers across bridge into Communist
territory.
3. No news of those abducted nor of two police who inadvertently crossed
border 29 Sep.
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Bomb Incidents 9 Oct.
Oct 3 true bombs only.
16 true bombs found. 10 and 11 12 to 14 Oct 119 true 61 false 329 hoax.
Bombs spread over island and Kowloon with public transport, police and
bomb disposal teams being main targets.
Bomb casualties: killed: 1 police constable, 2 civilians.
injured: 1 bomb disposal Staff Sergeant,
Riots.
3 other bomb disposal personnel admitted hospital, 2 NCOS (1 Welsh), 4
Police Inspectors, 6 Constables, 44 Civilians approx.
Police had to open fire to disperse crowd of 300
to 500 in Kowloon 13 Oct. 3 Ring Leaders shot but one escaped. Further
smaller crowds dispersed on arrival of police.
2.
Thai Malay border.
Sporadio incidents continue.
7 Oct two clashes Betong area.
Groups of 5 and 17 contacted by Thai/Malay patrols. Some believed
wounded but escaped.
13.
Mauritius.
17 arrested on 9 Oct in Curepipe after police used tear gas to disperse
rioting unemployed workers.
4.
Deployments.
a.
Navy. HMS DIDO arrived on station 16 Oct. HMS BULWARK disembarked 42 CDO
group at Aden 11 Oct.
b.
Air. 1 Shackleton of 205 Sqn to Ranas Nowra for joint A/S warfare course
until 00 Nov.
5.
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petrol installation in boom defence depot Loyand and RAF Changi.
11 Oct Javelin of 60 Sqn broke up West of Singapore Island neer TC Piai.
Crew of 2 killed. Wreckage located in sea, being recovered.
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1534 of 16 October,
Repeated for information to POLAD Singapore, Washington and Canberra.
For Commonwealth Office and Cabinet Office for J.I.C. Following from
L.I.C.
Weekly assessment of the situation as at 160600Z hours follows in two
parts. (Part One only for Canberra).
Part 1.
The principal features of the Communist confrontation during the period
have been:-
a) The relative failure of the fisherman's strike which continued on 9
and 10 October. Landings of fish were reduced by 50% but prices remained
steady and no incon- venience was caused to consumers. (Telegram No.
1513 refers)
b) A resurgence of sporadic street demonstrations by small groups of
students and workers who invariably dispersed on arrival of police,
leaving behind real and 'hoax" bombs. In addition to widespread and
large scale planting of bombs, there have been a number of instances of
explosives being thrown at police patrols and military bomb disposal
squads. The first of these outbreakds coincided with the arrival in the
Colony of Lord Shepherd and have continued thereafter. 185 genuine bombs
and 389 'hoax' bombs were reported. 18 of these exploded on impact or
before the arrival of bomb teams and caused the death of a police
constable and a civilian: injuries were sustained by ten police
officers, four military personnel and forty five civilians. Twenty
Communists were arrested for planting bombs. Two were shot and injured
resisting arrest. Two terrorists were killed and one seriously injured
by the premature explosion of their own bombs.
c) A directive issued to Communist Trade Unions on 9 October by the
Chairman of the All Circles Anti Persecution Struggle Committee calling
on Union members to attend a mass rally in memory of " martyrs" killed
during confrontation. This rally, originally scheduled for
12 October but later postponed to an unspecified date, is intended to be
held simultaneously at a number of Communist premises. Admission will be
by ticket only.
a) A number of incidents in the border area. On 11 October at Man Kam
To, a Hong Kong resident who accidentally detonated a military mine was
taken into C.T. for treatment. Later the same day a civilian from a
B.T.. village was kidnapped and taken to C.T. by four Chinese
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farmers. On 16 October there was an incursion at the western extremity
of the border by a party of six peopl from C.T. in pursuit of two
escapees from China, one of whom was captured and escorted back to China
by two members of the party. The remaining four members were arrested by
police and have been charged with false $58 imprisonment (telegram No.
1528 paragraphs 5 to 7 refer).
On 14 October a group of 20 farmers from C.T. kidnapped a senior
Inspector of Police at Man Kam To and took him back to China when
demands, for removal of the border secondary fence, were rejected. The
bridge at Man Kam To was subsequently closed by us, for an indefinite
period (telegram No. 1530 refers). A demand for the return of the
Inspector made to an official of the local New China News Agency Office
on the evening of 15 October met with the answer "I will pass your
message to my Director" (i.e. Head of NCNA). The PLA took no active part
in any of these incidents, although they deployed a company in defensive
positions by the Man Kam To Bridge.
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e) Continued anti-British propaganda in the Communist Press. During the
early part of the week this centred on the CPG Protest Note concerned
alle ged interference with CPG National Day celebrations by Government
which was also accused of a "two Chinas policy" in permitting
Nationalist (KMT) celebrations on 10 October. Capital was made from the
entry into China of the Hong Kong resident injured at Man Kam To with
criticism of the military for "indiscriminate planting of mines and
delay in providing medical attention". Later in the week emphasis
shirted to the upsurge of violence which was described as a "welcome to
Lord Shepherd" the perpertrators being encouraged to continue acts of
this nature. The abduction of a police officer at Man Kam To was
described as "retaliation for pointing machine guns at farmers" but no
mention was made of the remaining border incidents.
2. Police action against Communist targets continued during the week and
resulted in further arrests and the seizure of inflammatory matter.
Following receipt of info- mation to the effect that some Communist
"fighting units" intended to attack Nationalist (KMT) decorations in
Kowloon on 10 October a total of thirty one police raids on Communist
targets were carried out as a preventative measure. On 11 October, a
Vice-Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) who is also the
Secretary of the Coppersmiths' Union and a member of the All Circles
Anti Persecution Struggle Committee (ACAPSC) was arrested and detained
under the Deportation of Aliens' Ordinance.
3. In the event the Nationalist (KMT) celebrations on 10 October passed
off remarkably quie tly and the only incident affecting the celebrations
involved two 'hoax" bombs found in a restaurant prior to the start of a
KMT 52) function (telegram 1516 paragraph 3 refers).
4. While there has been no official news of the two police cons tables
who entered China by mistake on 29 September
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(telegram No. 1500 refers), a report published on 14 October in a
Communist newspaper described them as "defectors". On the same day a
leading member of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) stated
that the two constables and ex- superintendent John Tsang would soon
broadcast appeals over Radio Ville Verde calling on members of the
Police Force to defect. This indicates that there is little hope of the
constables being returned in the immediate future, if at all, and that
the Chinese will attempt to make propaganda capital out of their alleged
defection.
5. A second inspection of the Communist controlled school previously
visited last week (paragraph 3 of tele gram No. 1509 refers) was
completed without incident. The attitude of 6 school officials was less
hostile on this occasion.
6. The resumption of planning in local Communist circles to stage a
large scale memorial service, for the "martyrs" who have died in the
course of confrontation, is probably designed to rejuvenate the
anti-Government feelings of Communist rank and file, without coming into
direct conflict with the authorities. These services will, no doubt, be
used by the local Communist hierarchy to assess the amount of support
they still have: if the response proves dis- appointing from the
Communist viewpoint it is possible that, as happened earlier, the
services may be postponed indefinitely.
7.
The incidents in the border area do not appear to have preplanned or
connected with the upsurge of violence in urban areas. It is at present
difficult to assess what may happen to the police officer abducted at
Man Kam To. It is likely that he is now in the hands of the PLA who will
probably accord him better treatment than his abductors. He could be
held as a hostage against Government's accession to various demands or
interrogated to obtain a
"confession" for propaganda purposes. It is possible also, of course,
that his abduction may be regarded as an embarrassment by the CPG and
that he will be quickly released, as happened in the case of the police
constable abducted at Sha Tau Kok on 7 October 1967. The local Communist
Press reports regarding the incident are comparatively mild in tone:
this, together with the non-committal response by the New China News
Agency official, indicates that local Communists are awaiting
instructions from China as to how they should play the abduction.
8. The outbreak of widespread incidents timed to coincide with the
arrival in the Colony of Lord Shepherd indicated a greater degree of
co-ordination and control than has been apparent in previous activities
of this nature.
Editorial comment in the Communist Press supports the view that this use
of violence is designed to demonstrate, at first hand, to a
representative of Her Majesty's Government that the Communis ts are far
from beaten and have no intention of abandoning the struggle. There is
little doubt that, encouraged by the Press and supporting statements by
various Anti-Persecution Struggle Committees, these incidents will
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TELNO. 1537
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17 OCTOBER 1967
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ADDRESSED C.0. 1537 REPEATED POLAD SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA
31 TREP FOR PERIOD 140800 TO 170800.
HY TELEGRAM 1528.
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HUD'IT
THE SPATE OF DEMONSTRATIONS AND BOMB PLANTING ASSOCIATED WITH
LORD SHEPHERD'S VISIT CONTINUED WITH 677 REPORTS AND 163---
TRUE DONES DURING THE THREE DAYS UNDER REVIEW.
33-8
567,571
2. BETWEEN 140500 AND 150500 THERE WERE 202 SOME REPORTS,
OF WHICH 46 WERE GENUINE. IN HONG KONG AT 141200 FOUR SUSPECTED
BOM25 VERE FOUND OUTSIDE THE WANCHAI PUBLIC HARKET. WHEN POLICE
ARRIVED, A BOMB WAS THROWN INJURING TWO INSPECTORS AND 16
CIVILIANS. SHOTS VERË FIRED AT THE BOMB THROWERS ON A ROOF,
BUT WITH NO RESULT.
3. IN KOWLOON AT 140920 AN RAOC N.c.o. SUSTAINED SERIOUS
INJURIES TO LEFT HAND WHEN SOMB HE WAS INVESTIGATING EXPLODED.
AT 141300 A POLICE INSPECTOR AND ONE POLICEMAN SLIGHTLY INJURED ·
WHEN A BOMB SEING DEALT WITH EXPLODED.
4. AT MAN KAM TO ROAD BRIDGE, A SENIOR INSPECTOR OF POLICE WAS
ABDUCTED SEE MY TELEGRAM 1530.
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BETWEEN 150500 AND 160500, THERE WERE 282 BOMB REPORTS,
OF WHICH 73 WERE GENUINE. SOME OF THESE BOM93 WERE MORE
SOPHISTICATED THAN PREVIOUSLY, AND THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
AN ATTEMPT TO DISPERSE THE EFFORTS OF THE BOMB DISPOSAL TEAN
BY PUTTING DOWN DEVICES IN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD TO THE EAST
OF KOWLOON, AND THEN LAYING MORE BOMBS IN CENTRAL KOWLOON.
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6. CURING THIS PERIOD ON HONG KONG ISLAND THERE WERE 117
REPORTS AND 20 TRUE SOMBS. A BOMB WAS THROWN INTO A POLICE
STATION. AT 152035 A MILITARY PATROL HAD A HOAX BOMB THROWN. AT
THEM FROM A BUILDING AND FIRED ONE ROUND AT THE THROWER:
SEMI COLON NO ARRESTS WERE MADE. AT 160100 AN RAOC WARRANT OFFICER
WAS INJURED WHILE DISPOSING OF A BOMB IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
7. IN KOWLOON THERE WERE 116 REPORTS AND 42 TRUE BOMBS.
AT 151900 A DEMONSTRATION OF ABOUT 250 PEOPLE IN SHAN SHUI
PO WAS DI SPERSED BY THE POLICE WITH GAS AND BATON SHELLS.
AT 151920 IN THE YAUMATI AREA, A SMALL DEMONSTRATION
WAVING BANNERS AND CHANTING SLOGANS WAS BROKEN UP AND 38 PERSONS
MAINLY DISMISSED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT; ARMED
FORCES AND HOSPITAL WORKERS UNION WERE ARRESTED. AT 2030
IN A RESETTLEMENT ESTATE A BOMB EXPLODED KILLING, THE HOLDER AND
INJURING TWO AGCOMPLICES. AT 2125 A CROWD OF ABOUT 300 IN THE MA-TAU KOK
AREA OF KOWLOON WAS DISPERSED WITH BATON SHELLS.
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8. BETWEEN 160500 AND 170500 THERE WERE 193 BOMB REPORTS,
44 GENUINE. IN HONG KONG AT 0830 A PUPIL OF A COMMUNIST MIDDLE
SCHOOL WAS INJURED BY A BOMB HE HAD PLACED ON THE ROOF TOP OF THE ELOCK
IN WHICH HE LIVED WHICH ALSO HOUSES A COMMUNIST BANK.
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LATER THE POLICE RAIDED THE SCHOOL AND MADE ARRESTS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AND EVENING THERE WERE 18 TRUE BOMBS, MANY ON TRAM LINES,
ENING
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OUT OF 113 REPORTS SEMICOLON ONE MAN WAS INJURED AND TWO CROWDS DI
SPERSED.
9.
IN KOWLOON A CROWD ASSAULTED THREE OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS
WHO HAD ARRESTED A MAN FOR PAINTING SLOGANS. ONE OF THE CONSTABLES WAS
INJURED BY A CHOPPER AND THE PAN ESCAPED
AT 1900 IN ARGYLE STREET, A RESIDENTIAL AREA, A CROWD CHANTING SLOGANS
WAS DISPERSED AND FOUR ARRESTS MADE. AT 170200 AN
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CHEUNG CHAUCISLAND).
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10. AT MAN KAK TO TWO BROADCASTS WERE MADE AT 0930 AND 1605
WARNING WORKMEN TO STOP WORK ON THE NEW POLICE POST OR SUFFER THE
CONSEQUENCES.
11. POLICE ACTION ACAINST COMMUNISTS TARGETS CONTINUED
DURING THE PERIOD AND FURTHER SEIZURES OF INFLAMMATORY 'HATTER
AND WEAPONS WERE MADE.
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12. FOOD SUPPLIES HAVE NOT BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE
CLOSURE OF THE MAN KAM TO ROAD BRIDGE. NORMAL SUPPLIES OF
LIVESTOCK ARE CONTINUING
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Teino 1538
CONFIDENTIAL
17 October 1967
Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No.1538 of 17 October.
Repeated for information to POLAD Singapore, Washington and Canberra.
Sitrep for period 140800 to 170800.
My immediately preceding telegram.
The level of violence decreased somewhat during 16 October This may be
the result of the effect of continued arrests and injuries of those
involved in bomb incidents and demonstrations but it is too early to be
certain. Police action against the Communist middle school on the same
day may serve as deterrent to the deployment of students in bomb
planting and demonstrations.
However it seems unlikely that there will be any marked reduction in
No comments yet.
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