At the time when the robbers were coming out of the bank there was a Securior van parked near its entrance. The robbers pointed revolvers at the two occupants of the van and forced them to get out and when one was slow in alighting from the vehicle he was hit on the head aid was also rendered unconscious.
The vehicle, with the eight robbers and the girl hostage, was then driven along Cheung Sha Wan Road, where it mounted the pavement, and then collided with a bus at the junction of Tonkin Street.
immediately after the collision the occupants got out of the car and the girl escaped. All the robbers ran up Tonkin street. The fourth accused was identified by the bus driver as the driver of the get-away car. Two of the robbers, whilst running up Tonkin Street, drew their re- volvers and the busdriver said he heard
P.C.6369, who saw a gun being drawn, did not say whether shots were fired. One of the robbers running up Tonkin Street threw a plastic bag containing a knië into the nullah.
During the escape some of the robbers jumped across the central railing to the south-bound carriageway of Tonkin Street where they forced the driver of a red Mercedes Benz, at gun-point, to get out and the vehicle was taken.
Once the robbers have boarded the red Mercedes Benz it was driven down Tonkin Street, turned into Cheung Sha Wan Road, then into Yen Chow Street, and then into Un Chau Street where it got stuck in a traffic jam.
By that time the red Mercedes Benz was being pursued by a police patrol car in which were PC3611, PC2752 and the deceased Sergeant 790.
The police witnesses said that there were at least two suspects who ran up Peiho Street towards Tai Po Road. One of them was identified as the first accused. When the first accused was outside No. 185 Peiho Street he was seen to draw a revolver from his waist and to fire two or three shots. P.C.9611 shouted to the Sergeant to duck; he hin self took cover at the rear of a minibus, drew his own revolver and then proceeded up Pel Ho Street taking cover behind the columns.
The two suspects who ran up Peiho Street arrived at Taipo Road and there they hijacked a yellow Honda car by threatening the driver with a revolver and drove off in that car. P. C. 2752 fired a shot at the car and one or two shots were returned from the car. In Peiho Street Sergeant 790 was fatally shot through his head and three pedestrians were injured.
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