Detective Office,
Water Police Station.
301
Divisional Inspector, South,
Please see the attached statements in connection with
arrest of the Steam Launch KWAI HING and two cargo junks Nos.
2233V and 2312V on the 23.1.40.
PUN KAM LUN 33 years, master of cargo boat No.265V
reported that he left SHA CHENG village, PO ON District on the
18.1.40 bound for Hong Kong. He had on board a cargo of
vegetables and rice to the total value of $57.50.
About 23.00 hours on the 21.1.40 he was sailing about
half a mile west of YUNG LONG WAN when a Japanese motor boat
(no. unknown) approached and fired 6 or 7 shots causing
complainant to lower sail and stop.
(with a sampan in tow) came alongside.
The Japanese motor boat
Two Japanese sailors
boarded complainant's boat and after carrying out a search,
removed the cargo of rice to the motor boat.
Complainant's
boat was then taken in tow to near LIN TIN Island. Two more
sampans were there fired upon by the Japanese, and the sampans
were then taken in tow to CHEK WAN, where they all dropped
anchor about 04.00 hours on the 22.1.40.
About 08.-- hours the same morning a launch was seen
with two large cargo junks in tow. The Japanese on the motor
boat called upon the launch (Steam Launch KWAI HING) to stop,
at first those on board the launch paid no attention. Two
Japanese sailors then fired on the aLunch and it stopped alongside
the motor boat. A Chinese male (CHAN CHOI) who was on board one
of the cargo boats then boarded the motor boat and spoke in
Japanese to the Japanese. This man (CHAN CHOI) then told the
owners of the boats alongside the motor boat to lead their
cargoes on board the two cargo boats, this was done. All four