CO129-528-11 Incident at Lok Ma Chau Police Station 14-11-1930 - 14-11-1930 — Page 31

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I heard a third shot and then saw the officer in Charge jump off

I did not look the path and run towards the married quarters.

to see who was firing. I saw B.722 run towards the corner of the Station and the big tree. I myself ran straight through the

As I ran in I heard several more compound into my barrack room. shots. I can usually distinguish between rifle and revolver shots, but was in too much of a hurry to distinguish at the time.

I realised that some one - I didn't know who must be firing at

the 0. in c. Before the alarm went I heard something like 20-25

shots. I did not see any one as I ran in. In my barrack room

I left my door open. I put on my boots standing and got my rifle

and 30 rounds. While I was going that I saw B.722 run past the

door with his revolver in his right hand. He went straight into

the Station by the back door, and immediately afterwards I heard the alarm ringing. I saw no-one else pass my door. I myself

went in through the passage to the other barrack room.

I did not see B.9 or B.543. no-one in the compound.

into the big barrack room I looked through the west window nearest to the kitchen and then saw B.543 at the top of the slope

near the S.W. corner of the Station running towards the compound

I saw no one else. gate with his rifle held at the ready.

saw him fire 2 shots towards the married quarters.

I saw

When I got

1

I fired

5 shots at him from my rifle, three before he disappeared round

the corner and then 2 more.

L.8.B.349 was the senior in the

barrack room. On his orders we manned the windows. B.722

closed and locked the door in the corner by the cook-house.

The other door was left open, so that we could see into the

Charge Room. I heard several more shots fired outside and

upstairs. I did not see B.543 again. About 5.10 p.m. B.722

I fired 22 telephoned. I did not go into the Charge Room.

shots in all, but only the first 3 at any visible target.

Whenever we heard a shot, we fired in reply."

To Mr. King: "I put on my boots as a precaution.

It is the