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he beckoned to me and begged me to phone his brother once more as he
did not know his way about. As I felt sorry for the lad, I did so.
I managed to contact his brother by phone and I was requested to take
the boy to the Sheung Shui Railway Station at about 8 p.m.
(7)
As I had to do some shopping in Sheung Shui I left earlier
using the vehicle with the boy seated next to me.
(8)
At Sheung Shui I parked my vehicle and left the boy sitting
in it while I went to do my purchases. 1
(9)
It appears that during my absence patrolling police officers
questioned the boy in the vehicle and discovered that he was an illegal
immigrant. As a result, when I returned to my vehicle I was taken into
custody by the police and subsequently charged with the offence of
aiding and abetting the boy to remain in the Colony without the authority
of the Director of Immigration.
(10) I engaged Mr. L. J. D'Almada Remedios, a Solicitor, to plead
guilty before a Magistrate on my behalf. The facts outlined above,
which are true, were related to the Court. The prosecution did not
dispute the facts. I learnt that the police located the brother of the
boy who said that he brought $1,000.00 with him to Sheung Shui 'in case
he had to pay a reward.
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I made it clear to the Court, through my
solicitor, that I had not at any time asked for any fee or reward from
the boy or his brother or anyone else. This statement of fact was also
accepted by the prosecution.
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