Detective Office,
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Water Police Station.
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14 14. A years,
CIA KAN
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laster of Fishing Junk Np.3411.C.
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Residing on board, of CHUNG SHAN, (Chinese Territory),
States:-
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I was the master of the above junk which left CHEUNG CHAU
(British Territory) on 17.9.40 at 09.00 hours bound for LAP SAP MEI Chinese Territory, (Long.113° 49' 20" E. Lat. 22° 8' N.). Altogethe
there were 13 persons on board my junk. Another fishing junk,
number unknown, left CHEUNG CHAU with my junk to fish.
At about 20.00 hours on 17.9.40 my junk was fishing about
two miles south of LAP SAP MEI, I saw a Japanese trawler painted
come
black xxxent out from LAP SAP MEI. When a short distance away the
trawler opened fire at my junk with machine guns,
wounded. The other junk sailed away. I lowered
no person was
the sail and the sal
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then ran into the hold with three of my fokis (1) HO YEE (2) FANG
番妹
7.
YUK and (3) WONG MUI. The remainder of my crew remained on deck.
I heard the trawler come alongside my junk and a noise like
several people coming on board. About an hour later all was quiet
on deck. I smelt petrol and when I opened the hatch cover I found
all the deck of my junk on fire. The three fokis and myself
scrambled on deck. I could see the trawler in the distance
sailing towards TAI O`(British Territory). We dumped a beam into
the water, then jumped in and held on to the beam.
When we were in the water I saw my junk burn right down to
the water. About 03.00 hours on 19.9.40 we drifted to an island
CHUNG CHAU SI, Chinese Territory, (Long.1130 43′ 45′′ E. Lat.22°10'1
I knew the S.S.Sai On would be sailing past CHING CHAU SI about 081
hours en route from Macau to Hong Kong. So at 06.00 hours we all
again went into the water and caught hold of the wooden beam. Be
managed to paddle and drift a distance away from CHUNG CHAU SI. A1
about 09.00 hours I saw the 3.5. Sai On about 100 yards away. Te
all shouted "Save life". The 9.5.Sai On saw us and we taken on