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EVIDENCE OF HAROLD TIPLADY - DIVISIONAL OFFICER, H.K. FIRE BRIG ADE - SWORN.
My name is Harold Tiplady and I am a Divisional
officer in the Hong Kong Fire Brigade.
The station
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received the first call at 7.15 P.M. I went with the
fire appliance and reached the "Kwong Tung" at about
7.17 to 7.18 P.M. A fire float also proceeded to the
scene of the fire. When I arrived the pier was very
congested. After giving instructions for ambulances and
went further police assistance I akka on board. I had great
difficulty in getting on board due to persons trying to
which leave the vessel white was considerably aggravated by people
carrying their baggage on bamboo poles.
The first thing I saw were two members of the crew
who with the ship's hose had actually extinguished the
fire. Smoke had obviously added to the confusion. I no-
ticed a European police Inspector helping people from the sea near the port after gangway.
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The foregoing is a true record
of the evidence I have given.
Sd. Haroid Tiplady.