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Detective Inspector Carey. Three of the five robbers were arrested and most of the stolen property recovered. They were sentenced to life, five years hard labour, and two years hard labour respectively. Detective P.C.C108 Tang Ka was awarded the Colonial Police Medal for his bravery in this case.
D. MURDER.
On 29th May, Wong Tak Kin, the master of a rice shop at Cross Street, and his family, consisting of his wife and two children, were brutally murdered. Police inquiries left no doubt that the murders had been committed by the victim's four fokis, the motive being robbery. The affair was not discovered until many hours after the murders had been committed and police have reason to believe the perpetrators made their escape to territory under Japanese jurisdiction.
E. ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND FATAL SHOOTING.
On 5th June, two men attempted to rob a Chinese male who had just left a bank in Queen's Road Central. The victim gave the alarm and the men ran away. Detective P.C.C612 Wan Man and Detective P.C.C623 Tam Chung who happened to be in the vicinity endeavoured to intercept them. One of the robbers drew a revolver and fatally wounded Detective Wan Man. The chase was continued by Detective Tam Chung who shot and killed the man who had shot Detective Wan Man. Without stopping Detective Tam Chung then followed the second man and finally with assistance caught and arrested him with a loaded revolver in his possession. At the criminal sessions he was convicted and sentenced to six years hard labour.
Detective P.C.0623 Tam Chung was subsequently awarded the King's Police Medal for conspicuous bravery.
21. Disturbed conditions in China generally, and in the Kwangtung Province especially, caused a great influx of refugees into Hong Kong, with the result that there was an increase in the number of crimes of violence. There were 278 outrages as compared with 139 in 1938 and some of the more glaring cases have been mentioned above. There were 115 charge cases and these results may be considered satisfactory.
22. The New Territories North and Colonial waters naturally suffered most from disturbed conditions over the border and in neighbouring waters. Hong Kong and Kowloon also show an increase in outrages, while the New Territories South remained comparatively unaffected. The following table shows the incidence of outrages in 1938 and 1939:
Year Hong Kong Kowloon N.T.S. N.T.N. Waters Total 1938 40 46 30 23 139 1939 68 79 2 68 61 27823. Petty thieving increased slightly. The total number of larcenies was 9,458 as compared with 9,411 in 1938. Of these cases 2,055 were larceny from the person, and for this offence there were 1,425 charge cases. Very many of these offences were due to poverty.
24. The estimated value of property stolen during the year 1939 was $685,216 as against $543,545 being an increase of $141,671 or 26%. The average for the last five years is $527,930. The value of property recovered during the year was $128,051 or 18% of the property stolen as against $119,400 or 21% of the property stolen in 1938.
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Detective Inspector Carey. Three of the five robbers were arrested and most of the stolen property recovered. They were sentenced to life, five years hard labour, and two years hard labour respectively. Detective P.C.C108 Tang Ka was awarded the Colonial Police Medal for his bravery in this case.
D. MURDER.
On 29th May, Wong Tak Kin, the master of a rice shop at Cross Street, and his family, consisting of his wife and two children, were brutally murdered. Police inquiries left no doubt that the murders had been committed by the victim's four fokis, the motive being robbery. The affair was not discovered until many hours after the murders had been committed and police have reason to believe the perpetrators made their escape to territory under Japanese jurisdiction.
E. ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND FATAL SHOOTING.
On 5th June, two men attempted to rob a Chinese male who had just left a bank in Queen's Road Central. The victim gave the alarm and the men ran away. Detective P.C.C612 Wan Man and Detective P.C.C623 Tam
P.C.C623 Tam Chung who happened to be in the vicinity endeavoured to intercept them. One of the robbers drew a revolver and fatally wounded Detective Wan Man. The chase was continued by Detective Tam Chung who shot and killed the man who had shot Detective Wan Man. Without stopping Detective Tam Chung then followed the second man and finally with assistance caught and arrested him with a loaded revolver in his possession. At the criminal sessions he was convicted and sentenced to six years hard labour.
Detective P.C.0623 Tam Chung was subsequently awarded the King's Police Medal for conspicuous bravery.
21. Disturbed conditions in China generally, and in the Kwangtung Province especially, caused a great influx of refugees into Hong Kong, with the result that there was an increase in the number of crimes of violence. There were. 278 outrages as compared with 139 in 1938 and some of the more glaring cases have been mentioned above. There were 115 charge cases and these results may be considered satisfactory.
22. The New Territories North and Colonial waters naturally suffered most from disturbed conditions over the border and in neighbouring waters. Hong Kong and Kowloon also show an increase in outrages, while the New Territories South remained comparatively unaffected. The following table shows the incidence of outrages in 1938 and 1939:-
Year.
Hong Kong.
Kowloon. N.T.S.
N.T.N. Waters.
Total.
1938..
40
46
30
23
139
1939..
68
79
2
68
61
278
23. Petty thieving increased slightly. The total number of larcenies was 9,458 as compared with 9,411 in 1938. Of these cases 2,055 were larceny from the person, and for this offence there were 1,425 charge cases. Very many of these offences were due to poverty.
24. The estimated value of property stolen during the year 1939 was $685,216 as against $543,545 being an increase of $141,671 or 26%. The average for the last five years is $527,930. The value of property recovered during the year was $128,051 or 18% of the property stolen as against $119,400 or 21% of the property stolen in 1938.
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