Detective Office,
Water Police Station.
308
TSANG TAI ON 62 years,
Travelling trader, c/o SAN HANG YU Firm, 102 Connaught
Road West, born at SAN KIU 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 named CHAN TONG
and myself and a cargo of 980 dried ducks, valued $1800.00
and 16 piculs of firewood valued $16.00.
At about 23.59 hours same night (21.1.40) when
sailing about 1⁄2 mile off the shore at YUNG LONG WAN in
British waters a Japanese motor boat painted white approached
our boat from the stern and when some distance away the crew
of the Japanese motor boat opened fire at us. We stopped and
lowered sail. The motor boat then came alongside and a
Japanese sailor boarded and searched our persons and then
The motor boat steamed around Deep Bay with
took us in tow.
our boat in tow.
About 20 minutes later, the Japanese stopped
a second boat (265V) and towed both vessels towards Chinese
territory. When off LIN TIN Island in Chinese waters the
Japanese stopped two more sampans and also took them in tow
to CHEK WAN (C.T.) where the motor boat dropped andor with our 4
boats tied up astern.
At about 08.00 hours next morning (22.1.40) the
Steam Launch KWAI HING which was towing 2 junks was fired on
by the crew of the Japanese motor boat. The launch altered
course and went towards the Japanese motor boat.
motor boat then went alongside the launch and we were ordered
The Japanese