SHA TAU KOK who would guarantee us, and I gave the names
o the masters of the WING WO H and WO TAI SHOPS. These
Iters were sent for and after they had guaranteed us we
were allowed to go at about 17.00 hours. I was not tied up
as I was carrying my son. CHEUNG PO and CHEUNG YAU were
tied up but none of us were beaten.
When we were called on
to stop near YEUNG SHU AU, WAN FONG 10, who was rowing the
boat at the time, thinking that the people were robbers
jumped into the aca and swam ashore. ..e picked him up
when we were returning to KAT. We had only 2 rolls of
cloth and some groceries in the sampan.
温
AN FONG
born.
27 voers, states:-
I am a fisherman and reside at KAT 0, where I was
At about 14.00 hours on the 30th ultima
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along with
CHENG KIU, CHÚNG PO, and CHEUNG YAU boarded a sampan at SHA TAU KOK to go to KAT A The sampan was lying on the foreshore behind the YING SANG TAI IOP in British Territory. We started off towards AH KUNG TSUI, but when opposite the Custom House (about 300 yards off) owing to the strong wind we had to make for KUK PO. I did not hear anyone about or fire at us. About one hour later, when we were between AH KUNG TSI and YEUNG SHU AU I heard someone shouting to us to turn back. On looking round I saw a sampan with 4 or 5 men in it so we turned round. I then saw a man holding a rifle as if he was going to fire. 1 at once droped my car, jumped overboard and an ashore near YEUNG SHU AU VILLAGE. I do not know whether the man fired or not. I remained at
YEUNG SHU AU VILLAGE until the sampan came back, when I shout- ed to them and they came and took me off. I jumped into the sea because when I saw the man holding a rifle I thought they were robbers, end I had $60.00 on my person which I had received in Hong Kong for fish. I did not know that the men
were
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