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9.
Inside the restaurant the deceased was dining in a group of
about 18 men. WONG Wing-tim and the other petitioners entered the
room where the dinner was in progress and asked the whereabouts of
NGAU Chəng-laung, another debtor, and the man for whom WONG was really
locking.
10.
NGAU was not at the dinner, and so CHG Wing-tin asked the
deceased to step cutside into the corridor for a discussion. All four
petitioners together with FU Sze-chau accompanied the deceased into
the caridor.
11.
In the corridor WONG wing-tim asked the deceased fxs
repayment of the debt. The deceased said he had no money to repay but
WONG Wing-tim noticed money in his pocket to which he pointed. It transpired
that the deceased was going to use this money to set up a new gambling
syndicate, this being the purpose of the dinner that evening.
12.
The deceased, apparently taking offence at WONG Wing-tim
rudely pointing his Zinger, punched WONG Wing-tin on his ear.
13.
A fight then started. WONG Wing-tim called for the "account
book" which was obviously a pre-arranged code for the paper bag
containing a short knife. WONG Wing-tim was handed the "account book"
by CHAN Kan-sau. WONG then stabbed the deceased with the knife (which
was still in the paper bag).
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The other petitioners joined in the struggle but only one
of them, CHAN Kan-cheung, was identified with a knife; he had been
/Cont'd.....