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Detective Office,
Water Police Station.
District Superintendent of Police (Kowloon)
Sir,
TSANG TAI ON's statement attached.
He was
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on board cargo boat No. 425Y, when it was seized in British
waters.
Cargo boats Nos. 2312V and 2233V with their crews
are at present in NAM TAU.
Please see further statement from WONG SAI SO
coxswain of Steam Launch KWAI HING, he states that four shots
were fired. TAM PING steerman of cargo boat 2233V in his
original statement said 3 shots were fired from the Japane se
motor boat. Has not been stopped before by Japanese.
LEUNG KA SO mistress of cargo boat No. 2312V in a
further statement states she heard a number of shots fired but
cannot say who fired, she adds that her boat has been
stopped on about 4 occasions by the Japanese off NAM TAU.
The crew of two sampans seized at LIN TIN have not
yet reported. Cargo on board cargo boat 265V has been
disposed of.
The same Japanese motor boat was used in the
attacks on cargo boats 265V and 425Y.
CHAN TONG in a further statement said, that about
25 minutes after his boat had been made fast to the Japanese
motor boat, the motor boat stopped another cargo boat
(No.265V) both vessels were then towed to LIN TIN.
CHAN CHOI states that cargo was removed from the
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