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ANNEX A TO XCR(75) 53

REPORT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN RESPECT OF CRIMINAL CASE NO. 33 OF THE 1974 SESSIONS OF THE SUPREE COURT

His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong.

Your Excellency,

1 MAN Kam-wah @ MAN Kan 2 HO Kwai-wah @ HO Kwai

3 MAN Kam-hoi @ MAN Hoi

Reg. v4 MAN Kam-tong

5 CHOI Chi-kin @ CHOI Man-kin 6 TSE Tai-tung

7 CHAN Hung @ CHAN Pak-hung

On the 14th August, 1973 a robbery took place at a branch of

the Chartered Bank at Cheong Wah Street/Un Chow Street, Kowloon. During

the get-away a police sergeant was shot dead. In the small hours of the

next morning the police mounted an exercise in which six simultaneous

raids were made and nine persons were arrested. In the home of the 8th

person six revolvers and twenty-two rounds of ammunition were found.

A preliminary enquiry was held in a Magistrate's Court and the

nine persons arrested were committed for trial before the Supreme Court.

All told there were twenty-eight counts on the indictment. All those

arrested were indicted for the murder of the sergeant, the robbery and

control of the arms and ammunition. Eight of the nine were charged on

some or other of the remaining twenty-four counts. The 8th accused

person was only charged with the four crimes just mentioned.

Of the seven persons with whom this report is concerned the

following were the charges preferred against each:

All were charged with the murder of the police sergeant.

All were charged with the robbery at the Chartered Bank on

14th August.

All were charged with possession of the guns and ammunition

found in the house of the 8th accuseil.