The huge crowds, incidentally, were responsible for delaying various parts of the procession. At 9 o'clock last night, for instance, part of the procession was seen at the Old West Gate, still trying to get through the crowds to the Civic Centre in time for the start of the procession. As a result, the crowds lining the route saw not one, but several processions, and the streets of Chapei and Nantao were filled with huge crowds till a late hour last night.
In addition, various smaller parts of the procession did not travel all the way out to the Civie Centre but waited along the route and joined in as the cars and lorries went slowly past. These were mostly unmechanized items in the parade.
On the whole, the crowds were fairly orderly, reinforced detachments of Chapei and Nantao Police, the latter assisted by Chinese members of the French Police, performing her-clean feats in keeping order and some semblance of a passage way the procession.
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