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5. IN ONE STATEMENT WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE COURT, THE CAPTAIN WAS SAID TO HAVE ADMITTED THAT HE HAD CRDERED FALSE ENTRIES TO BE MADE IN HIS SHIP'S LCG IN ORDER TO SUGGEST THAT HE HAD PICKED UP THE REFUGEES ON THE HIGH SEAS,
6. IN THIS STATEMENT HE ALSO CONTRADICTED HIS EARLIER RECORDED INTERVIEWS WITH THE HONG KONG POLICE, IN WHICH HE HAD BEEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE REFERENCE TO 'KWOK' IN A CABLE SENT
FROM HIS SHIP.
7. INITIALLY, CAPTAIN HSU SAID THAT KWOK WAS A WOMAN IN BANGKOK ON WHOSE BEHALF HE HAS SENT THE CABLE, ADDING: ''SHE'S A WOMAN WHO OFTEN SLEEPS WITH ME BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME."'
8. IN A LATER STATEMENT, THE PROSECUTION STATED, HSU ADMITTED THAT KWOK HAD SAILED IN THE HUEY FONG HIMSELF, HAVING BOARDED THE SHIP AT BANGKOK AFTER EXPLAINING TO SOME OF THE VESSEL'S OFFICERS THE SCHEME TO CARRY THE REFUGEES TO HONG KONG FOR GAIN. IT WILL BE QUITE SAFE'' KWOK IS ALLEGED TO HAVE
ASSURED THE CAPTAIN.
THE TRIAL CONTINUES TOMORROW (JUNE13). THERE WAS NO ROUND-UP FOR YESTERDAY 11 JUNE.
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