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CHAN CHAU FAT, 25 years, of TAI 0, foki on board Fishing Junk
No.3870 H.0. states:-
At about 16.00 hours on the 12th October, 1959, I was
in charge of the above junk. CHAN LIN SAU, 32 years of TAI 0,
foki, and CHAN KWUN SHING, 23 years, of TAI 0, foki, were also
on board. We were fishing at a point between FAN LAU and À CHAU
when a Japanese trawler came from the direction of LAP SAP MET
and fired several shorts at us with rifles and shouted to us to
lower the sails, which we did. The trawler then came along-side
and six or seven sailors dressed in uniform came on board. They
told us to lower a sampan and leave the junk. We lowered our
Sampan and rowed away towards the shore. After we left the junk
I saw the sailors throwing various articles belonging to the
junk into the sea. When we were some distance away I saw the
trawler leave the junk and a few minutes afterwards, the junk
burst into flames. After the Japanese trawler left the vicinity
we went back to the junk and put out the fire and then towed
the junk back to TAI 0. All the fishing nets to the value of
$500 and all our personal property to the value of $100 were
destroyed. The junk was damaged beyond repair. No person was
injured by the Japanese.
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Statement corroborated by:-
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CHAN LIN SAU, 32 years of TAI O (foki) and
SAU
CHÂN KUN SHING,23 years of TẠI 0 (foki),
(Sa.) F. Mawer,
Lance Sergeant A.214.
Officer in charge, TAI O.
13th October, 1939.
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