CO129-528-11 Incident at Lok Ma Chau Police Station 14-11-1930 - 14-11-1930 — Page 26

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11. Gurbarch singh deod. "I am F.C.B.722 with nearly 3 years'

service in the Hong Kong Zolice. I was transferred to Lok Ma

am

Chau from Central on 5th May 1929 and was still stationed there

Last month. I am due for a further transfer but haven't heard

about it yet. I did not know B.543 Dalip singh until he came

to lok a chat about Hay last. I was on the ordinarily

friendly terms with him. He never seemed depressed or unhappy.

He never grumbled or complained about anything. lie nevor

expressed any annoyance about being sent out to the New Territory

again.

On July 1st I was on station cuard duty from 4 p.m. onwards.

When I went on duty at 4 p.m. 8.543 and $.553 Gurdit Singh was

sitting under the trees close to the back gate.

I patrolled

The other

to and fro. Those two were chatting together.

Indian officers were inside the Station. About 4.3u p.n. 1 sav

B.543 go inside the compound and heard him say "when the

Sergeant returns I will ask permission to go to Sar Tin."

B.543 had not then got his rifle. 1 did not see him come out

again. B.553 continued to sit under the trees. I did not see

B.543 by the flag staff. I only patrolled a few paces in each

direction from the path. I had no orders to patrol right round

the Station.

At 4.55 p.m. I was close to the path when I neerd a shot round

the corner from the direction of the big tree and the flag

staff. I went to the corner and then saw B.543, still in mufti,

lying on the ground on his stomach near the flagstaff with his

rifle pointing towards the station path. I saw him fire

Second shot. At the same time I saw the Officer in Charge

coming up the Station path.

B.543's rifle was pointing towards

him. ún seeing this i drew my revolver and at a range of about

25 yards fired all six rounis at B.543 as he lay on the ground.

1 had passed my ɑ

lione of my shots appeared to take effect.

revolver test about a month previously and got about 85 points

out of I don't know that max áma.

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