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113. Second visit to Government House. On leaving the Reform Club, this 'group walked to Government House and presented the petition which stated:
(1) I do against fare increase,
(A) Chain effects-other companies would have to follow too.
(B) Depreciation of H.K. currency.
(C) Family burden increase.
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(2) Demand police apology for arresting Mr. SO Sau Chung and the other people
who support the demonstration.
(a) Demand release of all concerned,
The representative of: Mr. Tiger-in-field LO Kei.'
114. An impromptu conference with press reporters was held outside the gates of Government House at 12.30 p.m. and the group then went in a reporter's car to the Star Ferry and crossed to Kowloon. According to their evidence, Miss LUI then returned home, whilst LO, LEE and MOK went to South Kowloon Court to see what had happened in the proceedings against the persons arrested during 0 the demonstration.
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115. South Kowloon Court. Meanwhile, a third group of demonstrators who had met LO Kei at the Western Magistracy, crossed the harbour at LO Kei's suggestion to South Kowloon Court to find out the result of proceedings against the demonstrators who had been arrested in connection with the assault on Mr. SUTCLIFFE outside Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station in the early hours of that morning. This group learned that the cases would be heard at 12.30 p.m. and, on finding that the demonstrators concerned were not known to them, and that RAGGENSACK was not one of them, they returned to Hong Kong where a number of them loitered in the vicinity of the Star Ferry, occasionally receiving messages from other groups until the meeting in Mr. BERNACCHI's chambers at 5.30 p.m.
116. LO Kei, LEE Tak Yee and MOK Lok Wai arrived at the Magistracy after the departure of this group and, on learning that the cases had been heard, they left without incident. In his evidence LO Kei said that they had gone to inquire about RAGGENSACK's case and that MOK learned of RAGGENSACK's release from a police sergeant at the court. In a later version, he said that he had learned of RAGGENSACK's arrest from Mr. WONG and other sources. On this as on other points we found LO Kei very unreliable; RAGGENSACK had not been arrested at this time.
117. After leaving the Court, LO Kei telephoned to Mr. WONG and was informed that Mr. BERNACCHI would see him at 5.30 that evening. He passed this message on to LEE and MOK and they parted, apparently with an agreement to meet again at the Star Ferry at 4.30 p.m.
118. Star Ferry Concourse-Kowloon. At about 3 p.m. a young man, who had been active in the demonstrations on the previous day, appeared at the Kowloon Star Ferry with a placard opposing the proposed ferry fare increase and