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swrongth of 50 men and thore was, in addition, a pocorvo of 50 pon, at Fanling Headquarters, ready to go to the assistance of any station. was also asked about the "viciouc" Riot Unite stationed in Funling, interrogator suggesting that there were 6 such Formations. Knight corrected him, falsely, by awying that there were altogother 10 of thosò units. During this mecting he was also shown a series of photographe, tuken during the disturbancce in May in Hong Kong, outside Covorimont Houso, the Hilton Hotel and Garden Road generally, These shots includeâ Riot Units in action, and persons with what appeared to be bloody 22000.. They asked his opinion about the coonos depicted and he replied that 'cuch action was necessary whon percons broke tho law. Knight was thereupon told he would be kept in custody until such time as he realized the crrors in his thinking. A group photograph including Inspector R. Smallshaw, formerly 1.D.C. to K.E. the Covornor, was shown to him, it being suggested/that Knight was identical with Smallshaw and had been scnt to the N.Ã. after the beginning of the disturbancos as some kind of "scoret political adviser",

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On the 4th November, a military officer, who had not previously interviewed him, told Knight he would be released at 12.00 hours that day.

s badges of rank, cap, bols and other personal possessions, which had boon taken from him when he first arrived at the hostol, MCIC returned. Approximately four hours later another military officer informed him that he would not be returned to Hong Kong owing to insincority on the part of the British Authoritios, in as much as they had rogused to sign a document

which had been "previously verbally agroed". The officer intimqved, heir- ovor, that Knight would be released 'three days' later.

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The "peasants representativo", accompanied by his assistante,

intorviewed Knight again on the 11th November for about one hour. On this

cccacion he said that negotiations regarding Knights' return to Heng Heng were being held at Lo Wu with "Kinghorn of the Hong Kong Government". Chro

of the conditions being made by tho Chinese representatives were the

romoval of a barricado on the Man Kam Do Bridge and wire fencos from $20

Pields. Knight asked to see a copy of these conditions but this roquest Was refused. He was then told that he would only be released when ali

the conditions had been settled. This was the last time that Knight was visited by officials prior to his escape.

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15. During his captivity Knight received no information concerning

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