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Detective Offices,
Water Police Station.
CHAN TONG 30 years,
Travelling trader,
Residing at 172 Lai Chikok Road, 2nd Floor,
Born at SHA CHENG Village, PO ON District,
States:-
At about 22.00 hours on the 21.1.40. I left
HAU HOI Village, PO ON District on board Cargo Boat No.425Y
together with 3 of a crew, one cargo owner and myself and
a cargo of 980 dried ducks valued $1800.00 which were packed
in 15 baskets, 2 of the baskets were marked with the Chinese
characters CHAI TIM and 16 piculs of firewood valued $16.00.
At about 23.59 hours same night (21.1.40) when
sailing about 1⁄2 mile from the shore at YUNG LONG WAN in
British waters a Japanese motor boat painted white approached
our boat from the stern and about one mile away the crew of
the Japanese motor boat opened fire at us firing about 10
shots. We stopped and lowered sail and the motor boat came
alongside and one Japanese sailor dressed in khaki uniform and
armed with a rifle boarded my junk and in the Punti dialect
said "Where are you going". I replied "Hong Kong". The junk
master then showed the Japanese sailor his licence.
He
took the licence and threw it into the sea. He then searched
our persons and took $20.00 in Hong Kong and $40.00 in Chinese
currency from my person. The Japanese sailor then returned
to the motor boat and a second Japanese sailor then threw us
a rope and made gestures for us to make fast to the motor
boat, which we did. The Motor boat then towed us to CHEK
WAN where we arrived at about 04.00 hours where the motor