Copy.
Detective Office,
Water Police Station.
But by
馮開英
FUNG HOI YING, 39 years,
Master of Fishing Junk No. 3238 H.V.
Residing on board,
南水
中
山
Born at NAM SHUI Village, CHUNG SHAN,
States:
筲箕湾
I am master of the above fishing junk which left
Shaukiwan at about 12.00 hours on the 25.12.39 bound for the
sea to fish.
board.
Altogether there were thirty two persons on
On the 9.1.40 at about 04.00 hours my junk was
碣 石
海丰
anchored near KIT SHEK Village HOI Fung District, I saw a
Japanese warship and a motor boat was lowered. The motor
boat came alongside my junk and eleven Japanese armed with
rifles boarded. We were all ordered into a sampan and told to 碣石
sail away and we arrived at KIT SHEK Village about 05.00 hours.
I saw the Japanese set fire to my junk and the motor boat sailed
We returned to the junk at about 06.00 hours and
away.
extinguished the fire.
At about 19.00 hours, on the 10.1.40 a passing
fishing junk No. unknown came to my assistance and towed me
筲箕湾
to Hong Kong and arrived at Shaukiwan on the 13.1.40 at
about 07.00 hours. I came and reported at
on the 15.1.40 at 11.00 hours.
尖沙
咀
Tsim Sha Tsui
I do not know whether the Japanese took away any
articles on board or whether they were destroyed by the fire.
The damage to my junk is about $3,000.00. H.K.
碣石
There were about 50 fishing junks anchored off
KIT SHEK Village and they were all burned by the Japanese.
(sd) H.T. Matches.
Lance Sergeant A.87.
15.1.40.