CO129-613-8 Reports on Kwang Tung incident 1-2-1948 - 2-6-1948 — Page 54

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EVIDENCE OF HUI YUEN

BOARD THE "KWONG TUNG"

PASSENGER ON

AFFIRMED.

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My name is Hui Yuen and I was za passenger on

board the "Kwong Tung". I bought my ticket on the

wharf from the shipping company. I was not told the

amount of baggage I could take on board. I was 10 feet

from where the fire broke out. I saw a man carrying a

bag collide with a woman carrying two sacks on a bamboo

pole.

Something inside the man's bag was broken and a

liquid fell from the bag. Imediately afterwards smoke

came from the liquid spilled on the deck. People became

panicky and started to run. I ran forward but I could

not get off the ship so I was forced to remain on board

until the fire was extinguished. Some of the liquid fell

on the deck and some on a sack carried by a woman who

later dropped it. There was baggage lying around the

starboard ladder but it would not have interfered with

the use of the ladder.

The lights failed at one period for about 10 minutes

I saw the man carrying the bag walk forward and I noticed

smoke or fumes coming from the bag. I have never seen

the man since.

The foregoing is a true record

of the evidence I have given.

Sa. Hui Yuen.