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deceased on the 15th October, before he had actually received
the drugs. The deceased was supposed to supply the drugs that day
but he prevaricated and did not hand over the drugs.
Eventually still waiting for the drugs on the 16th
met the deceased, who told
October after 4.00 p.m.
that he had the drugs on him, but the drugs. The deceased and
did not actually see
then went to an address
called the Washington Guest House, an establishment owned by
where the deceased was supposed to deliver the drugs to
urchaser.
Waiting at the Washington Guest House were two men who claimed to be CID officers of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and
who on the deceased's arrival there searched the deceased in a
separate room, and who claimed to have found dangerous drugs on
him. The deceased was thus taken away without handing over or
delivering the drugs to
All enquiries made by
that evening failed to
establish the whereabouts of the deceased at any police station.
It was common ground that
came to believe that he
had been the victim of a swindle by the deceased.
That evening (namely the 16th October 1979)
From that
telephoned the first defendant and later on that same evening he went
to see the 1st defendant in the company of time on the 1st defendant was very much involved in the subsequent
events assisting
in connection with this matter right up until shortly before 8 o'clock on the 19th October 1979. Evidence
was given of the 1st defendant's involvement by
It was the Crown case that shortly after 8 o'clock on the
19th October 1979 the deceased was taken from
Ngau Tau
Kok flat to a hill-side and murdered because of his part in the
swindle.
There could be no doubt that the deceased did meet his
death sometime after 8 o'clock on the evening of the 19th October 1979.