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Outside the bank a Securicor car was parked. One of the
robbers pointed a revolver at the occupants and ordered them out of
the vehicle.
One of them who was somewhat slow in complying, was
struck on the head and rendered unconscious.
Two of the girls were
released, but the third was ushered into a car which was driven off
at high speed with her and the eight men.
pavement.
The car turned into Cheung Sha Wan Road and mounted the
It continued to the junction of Tonkin Street where in
trying to cross when the traffic lights were red, it collided with a
bus. The men descended from the car and their hostage availed of the
opportunity to escape.
The car was AV 9296, the car that had been taken from
Fr. Wong that morning.
The bus driver saw the men run up Tonkin Street and identified
No.4 above as the driver of the car. He saw two of them draw guns and
he saw another throw something into a nullah. A knife was later
recovered from it. He also saw that one of the men was carrying a
plastic bag.
A police car travelling in the vicinity saw the collision
and gave chase, with siren sounding, to the men running up Tonkin Street.
The driver identified the No. 4 as one of the men. After travelling
a short distance the police driver saw two of the mon draw guns and point
them at the police vehicle. He stopped the car and he and his companions
crouched down. None of the police party heard a shot, but the bus driver
heard a bang but could not say if it was a gun shot. A little later the
police party alighted.
After alighting the police criver saw the group-ruming ahead
with No.4 bringing up the rear. He aw them cross the road where some