16.
17.
G.
G.
8
Condemned, introduced him to the Prisoner.
He considered the Prisoner the worst of the lot because of his unmannered behaviour, such as sitting with his legs wildly put in public and letting his eyes wander about as if seeking for trouble. His gentleness was said to be often pretentious and deceiving and he was not at all capable of jcke-taking. He was fond of going out to other people's homes He to stay and to frequent apartment houses and guest houses. did not seem to have any concern and appeared unattached to his girl-friend and daughter. Probably because of this rather carefree attitude, he was given the nickname of 'Sor Man' (or Silly Man). It was heard that he was also fond of gambling and of going to massage parlours with his friends. A tight- lipped person, he was said to be the only one about whom the foreman had no idea about what he was doing; the rest all seemed to have a job. However there seemed to be one thing in common in this group of condemned and that was they were all very generous and loyal to one another.
Mr. TAM (Principal tenant of 28, Kowloon City Road, 3/F., where
the Prisoner was said to have lived for six months with his girl-friend)
The former occupants had all moved out since January 1974 so that there was no information about the Prisoner.
Madam KAN (Principal tenant of 10 Ming Lun Street, 4/F., where
the Prisoner had lived for about a month before his arrest)
The Prisoner seldom went out of his room and appeared to be a very reticent person. However, as he had lived there for only a very short time, they had little idea about his activities.
INTERVIEW OF THE PRISONER
The Prisoner was interviewed on 18.12.74 at Stanley Prison. He confessed that he could now see better himself as vain person who was fond of the luxurious things in life and was 'dissatisfied with reality. As a result, he found himself in the
present plight. But as he had done wrong, he had nothing more to say for himself.
By nature, he said that he was a taciturn person, and that he did not like to reveal himself, especially to strangers.
With his family, especially his parents and siblings, he felt that he could not come to an understanding and there was never really a sense of belonging there.
He kept to himself most of the time, he said, and with the money he gained from each of bad companies since from the beginning of 1973, he had spent it on gambling and women.
He seemed to have resigned himself to his fate.
-/SUMMARY