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(whose function was to escort the girls to their assignments) and two of the girls were in a flat in Yen Chow Street watching television. One of the two girls had arrived shortly before and had been accompanied on returning to the flat by two
escorts.
5.
She had arrived at Yen Chow Street by car and went
When they eventually came up to the flat ahead of her escorts.
to the flat they were met outside by a gang of 6 or 7 men,
Their hands were
including TSE and LAM, and also HO So-kuen.
tied behind their backs and one of the two was then made to
stand in front of the spy-hole in the door to the flat and ring the bell. This induced the girl who had just returned to open the door and the gang then rushed in and violently attacked the 3 men.. The intruders were armed with knives and other weapons.
There was no evidence at all that either TSE or LAM
attacked the deceased, but there was evidence that they attacked the others and both were subsequently identified at identifi-
cation parades.
6.
7.
The victims were all unarmed.
The attack was a planned one and HO So-kuen's gang
had assembled in a restaurant sometime before setting out for
the flat in Yen Chow Street.
the weapons used by his gang.
8.
HO, who was the leader, distributed
The
One of the 3 victims sought refuge in what was called
the telephone room in the flat and was pursued there. deceased ran into the bedroom under attack and was assaulted with great violence there. Among other injuries, he was stabbed twice in the heart and medical evidence was that he died within
a few minutes.
9.
DEFENCE.
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Both TSE and LAM denied entering the flat initially
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