Report No.
Tai O
ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE
RB 911038 SHO : RB 912178
Name of informant/witness
Sex
STATEMENT/REPORT
TANG Yau-keung
M
H.K. I.D No.
0305546(7)
MSDIV
Annex B
C.C.C. No. 6772 2589 1730
Age
Address
33
28 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen
5554400
Tel. No.
Nationality and dialect
Occupation
Police Constable
British/Chinese
Station.
Taken by Inspector Kewin 3 Fisher
English
in
language
at
1415
Interpreter
hours on
Tuesday 7 April 1992
at (Place)
Marine South HQ
States:-
I am willing to make a statement to the Police. The statement I am about to make is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that if I wilfully state anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true. I may be liable to prosecution for a criminal offence.
19632
Peitose teng
Signed
Witnessed by
Interpreted by
th
I am Police Constable 19032 TANG Yau-keung, presently attached to Police Launch 73 in Marine South Division. I have 14 1/2 years service in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and have been posted in South Division for the past two years.
2.
On Friday 27 December 1991, I was on watch duty on board Police Launch Number 73. The officer in charge on this day was Station Sergeant LAU Yung-kan. My duties on this day were lookout, as I am a deck officer.
3.
At 2210 hours that day, we received a radio message from our Divisional Command Launch PL 4, stating that they had received information from the control room at Marine headquarters that a flashing torch distress signal had been spotted at Wong Fa Pai, located approximately 1/2 miles south west of Tai O village on Lantau Island.
4.
At this time we were at Cheung Chau Hoi. The weather conditions were extremely bad. There was a very strong northerly wind which was blowing the heavy rain very hard. Off-shore, waves were at least ten feet in height and it was bitterly cold. The temperature must have been down to about zero degrees
celsius.
5.
Under the direction of Station Sergeant LAU, we proceeded at full speed to the reported location at Wong Fa Pai, arriving there at 2305 hours. En route to the scene we returned through very rough sea with water cascading across the entire ship as we hit waves.
On arrival I saw a flashing light of some description coming from Wong Fa Pai. This rock is actually a navigational hazard, which is totally submerged at high tide. The sea state at this location was very poor, with waves in excess of ten feet. In fact, I was aware of a gale warning in force at this time.
F.A. IN
IP K.R.FISME.
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This form may be used to record reports (4) taken while Report Book is not available, (b) of persons ugable to come to station and (c) of incidents occurring outside station area.
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