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who took the Japanese surrender in that city was appointed
by the Chinese Government, this could be used as a basis
to approach the British authorities for the surrender of
Your Petitioner whose 'crimes' had been committed în
Hong Kong.
According to Wong Hau-cheung's messenger, the position
set out in General Chang Fa Kwei's statement was confirmed to
be the correct one at a later meeting with Li Hon-chung, Chief
of the General Staff Department of the Canton Military Head-
quarters.
Within a day or two of receiving this message, the
two persons mentioned, Ho Kin-cheung and Au Yeung Wai, who had
been at that time in Canton on business, reported to Your
Petitioner that they had interviewed the said Li Hon-chung who
had informed them to the following effect :
(1) That Wong Hau-cheung had written to Ceneral Chang Fa
Kwei complaining of his inability to control the paper
whereupon the General had cabled to Locke Loy-tim
calling upon Wong to report to him in Canton.
(11) That in order to off-set public opinion in Canton,
the question of Your Peti tioner's exoneration had to
be deferred.
(iii) That his forecast regarding the Hong Kong Government
reply to Canton's request for your Petitioner's
surrender was that this reply would be to effect that
whatever Your Petitioner had done, he had done it in Hong Kong and not in China and that Canton's reply to
this would be :
Firstly, Although the Wah Kiu Yat Po had been printed
during the occupation, yet there had been
publication in China i.e., in Canton through
a distribution office therea
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