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Divisional Superintendent of Police, Kowloon.
1.
Sir,
On 2.3.40 I accompanied Mr. Cairns of the Harbour Office in No. 1 Launch to take the positions as
pointed out by Witnesses named:-
1.
CHENG CHING PO, owner of Steam Launch SAI KUNG
LAI FUK, Coxswain of Steam Launch SAI KUNG
PANG KAM CHIU, Coxswain of Steam Launch KWONG HING
2.
3.
4.
WONG LOI, Seaman of Steam Launch KWONG HING
5.
YUEN KONG, Seaman of Stea. Launch KWONG HING.
The were all kept below after rounding Tathong
Point, and brought on the bridge one at a time, to point
out the position of the incident.
They were brought up in the order named above, and the launch steamed away from each position before the
next witness was called to the bridge.
2.
CHENG CHING PO when making his second statement,
admitted he was confused when making the original statement,
and now insists that the trawler, the KWONG HING and T1703
were still approximately 300 yards to the East of Conic
Island, when the SAI KUNG passed them.
LAI FUK also was definite about the above
position when he made his statement and insisted that the
SAI IUNG passed near enough for him to see the Union Jack
painted on the starboard side of bridge of KWONG HING and
the red ensign aft.
The SAI KUNG passed between Conic Island and the
mainland and passed the other three craft at a distance of
approximately mile.
4.
Sub-Inspector Olivier did not notice tacks or
strips of canvas on the painted Union Jacks.
5.
The four positions, close together, given by the
witnesses, (except LAI FUK), are approximately of a mile