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Court resumes at 12.00.
Appearances as before.
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Luk Hoi Tung reminded of affirmation, states:
Cross-examined by Mr. Hampton:
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You told us that sometimes stalls asked for a reduction?
Yes.
Proprietors say they were raided very often and customers
reduced?
Yes.
You also said Tai Kau Lau would go and make inquiries about this and you sometimes would go and listen?
Yes.
What would Mr. Lau say on occasions like these?
Sometimes Lau would tell the boss that in fact business of
stalls were not poor and our boss would refuse application
for reduction.
In what way would he say business was not poor?
After he had returned from visiting the stalls he said there
wore still many customers business was not very poor.
You mean he would go on a sort of reconnaissance and count
the number of customers?
Yes. He would sit there or walk about inside and look.
And he would go and report that business was quite good?
Yes.
And decision would come down and no reduction?
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Gia
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After his report to boss he would grant no reduction.
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He would not report to you?
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He reported to me and I informed the boss.
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Listen to what?
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When I went there I could see there were just some staff of
stall there and there were no customers.
In that case business was reduced.
Qo
So business was reduced?
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And in these circumstances probably proprietor was telling
the truth?
Yes.
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