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P... Camps, and he accepted the offer, well knowing that his activities were connected with enemy espionage operations. Up to about April 43 he received from LUI KA YAN on dozens of occasions secret documents which he introduced clandestinely into the camps, and brought out secret reports from the P.0. Ws addressed to the British organization in China, handing them over to LUI KA YAN. In April 43, when the company for which he worked made him a watchman, after mature consideration, he approached and made use of the accused LKE HING HƆI and others who now drove the bus his company rented to the P.0.W. Camps, and thus continued his operations.
The accused LEE HING HỘI drove a bus for the KOWLOOM Omnibus Company. When asked by the above-mentioned LIE LAM to assist in conveying documents to the P.0. Ws in the camp, he agreed, although he knew these activities were connected with espionage on behalf of the enemy. From the end of April 43 to June 43 he secretly introduced documents on numerous occasions to P.0.Ws in the Camps; and he also received secret documents from the P.0. Ws and handed them to LEE LAM.
The accused LAU TAK OI lived together with IOIS FOOK WING from about April 1940. When, in March, 1943, the latter went over to the British organisation in China, as explained above, the former helped to maintain communications with him, well knowing that he was engaged in espionage activities directed against the Japanese forces.
The accused CHAN WAI CHI is the wife of the accused YEUNG SAU TAK. When the latter went with LOIE FOOK WING to the British organization in China, she knew he was engaged in espionage work directed against the Japanese forces, but helped to maintain communications with him.
The accused CHAN FING FUN was a member of the former Reserve Police Force. From June 1942 he was employed as a construction engineer at KAI TAK Ai-field About the end of January 1943 he happened to run up against the late CHAN FEI, with whom he was already acquainted, and the latter asked him for information about the airfield. He promptly gave him information in his possession, about various installation projects, although he knew this was espionage activity on behalf of the enemy,
The accused LAU TAK KWONG was a fireman in the HONGKONG Gendarmerie. is a brother of LAU TAK OI. About the middle of April 43, he was visited by LOIE FOOK WING who was living together with LAU TAK OI, and asked to help in espionage work against the Japanese on behalf of the British. He promptly agreed. Up to June, 1943, he investigated and reported on fire brigade of the gendarmerie and on the progress made in restoring various kinds of industry in HONGKONG. He also allowed his house to be used as a repository for various secret articles to be passed to LOIE FOOK WING.
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In the trial of each of the accused in open court, the depositions of the judicial departments in all cases tally.
Exhibits taken: 5 wireless receiving sets, one bottle of secret ink, one secret document from the British organization in WAICHO# addressed to LOTE FOOK TING.
According to Military Law, the acts of the accused TEUNG SAU TAK, CHING YUET, William John WHITE, YAN CHEUK MING, CHEUNG YUNG SAM, LUK CHUNG KIT, HO YAU, LEE LAM, LEE HUNG HOI, LAU TAK OI, CHAN SAI CHI, CHAN FING FUN, LAU TAK KWONG, constitute a crime under Clause 2 sub-section 2 of the Hongkong Occupied Territory Governor-General's Department Military Code; the acts of the accused LIUS CARLOS ROZARIO SOUSA, ALEXANDER CHRISTY SHIMTON, LEUNG HING, FREDERICK IVAN GEORGE HALL, BRADLEY, DOUGLAS VILLIAM WATERTON, HUBERT STANLEY REES, WALTER RICHARDSON SCOTT, JOHN ALEXANDER FRASER, FRANK ROBERT, WILLIAM JOHN ANDERSON, JAMES LESLIE ANDERSON, constitute a crime under Clause 2 sub-section 3 of the above. Of the punishments provided in Clause 6 of the above code, sentence of death was passed on the accused YEUNG SAU TAK, CHENG YUET, WILLIAM JOHN WHITE, TAN CHEIK MING, CHEUNG YUNG SAM, LUK CHUNG KIT, LEE LAM, LEE HUNG HOI, LAU TAK OI, CHAN FING FUN,
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