CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 338

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FAN CHEUNG KI, age 47 years, master of Fishing Junk

No.1081 H.C., native of Hong Kong, states:-

At about 06.00 hours on 28th December, 1939, I 質箕湾

left Shaukiwań Harbour on board the above junk to go fishing

in Chinese Waters together with a crew of 16.

At about 05.00 hours on 9th January, 1940, my

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junk was at anchor about 5 miles off the shore at KIT SHEK

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in HOI FUNG District together with 5 other junks when I

noticed the crew of a Japanese motor boat, which had set fire

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to FUNG LOI YAU's junk, leave his junk and come alongside

mine. Four Japanese sailors dressed in khaki uniform

boarded my junk and ordered me and my crew into our dinghy

and told us to row ashore. We had been rowing for about

10 minutes when I noticed the Japanese set fire to my junk.

They then boarded their motor boat and went alongside junk

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No.4720 H.A. belonging to NG TOI KONG. My junk which

became a total loss is valued at $8,000.00 Hong Kong currency.

At 12.00 hours on 10th January, 1940, I and my

crew boarded Fishing Junk No.1172 H.A. which conveyed us to

Hong Kong. We arrived in Hong Kong at 08.00 hours on 12th

January, 1940.

(Sgd.) D. Davies.

Police Sergenat A.200

12th January, 1940.

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