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All patrolling policemen in the district knew Prisoner and had passed a few greetings with him. As to the conflict with his co-tenants, Mr. YEUNG had confirmed witnessing bruises and swollen eyes in Prisoner. When he suggested Prisoner to take a rest or change abode, Prisoner refused bluntly claiming that he had to fight against the majority and unjstice. Mr. YEUNG also learned about Prisoner's sentencing from the hewspapers after wondering for a long time of Prisoner's absence from the stall. He felt sorry for him. Residue of Prisoner's watch-reparing stall was seen at the location.
7. HO Keng (Foki of Ying Wah Curtains, a shop next to the Wing
Lung Bank, Ngau Tau Kok Branch)
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Mr. HO well remembered about Prisoner although he had never talked with him. He recalled immediately Prisoner's case which he read in the newspapers.
As he had no real contact with Prisoner, he could give the general impression that Prisoner was hard-working and absorbed in his watch-repairing business. He was generally friendly especially to little children and policemen on patrol although he did not always take the initiative to talk to others. His deep impression upon Prisoner was a past event when one day he heard loud scolding on Prisoner from a Chiu Chow couple who was proprietor of the metal ware shop on the other side of the Wing Lung Bank They
-When accused Prisoner for bullying their children. /Prison r argued on their children being naughty, playing a watch gun and wetted him over in the stall, a chase and fight started along the road. The neighbouring shops helped to settle the dispute and a few days later, Prisoner re-opened his watch repairing stall. They were seen never speaking to each other since. Mr. HO's impression of Prisoner as being a strong old man who had unfailing fighting spirit to anyone accusing unjust upon him. Mr. HO was also helpful in escorting and introducing Mr. CHAN Chi, proprietor of Jen Hi Photo Studio for further information upon Prisoner's character.
8. CHAN Chi (Proprietor of Jen Hi Photo Studio at 335A, 1/F., Ngau Tau
Kok Road, Kwun Tong)
The studio was just adjacent and one floor up the Wing Lung Bank. Prisoner's former stall was close to the staircase up the studio. Initially, both Mr. and Mrs. CHAN had difficulty in recalling about Prisoner as a person, but had read about his case. Mr. CHAN denied active contact with Prisoner but found him friendly and hard-working in his daily business. Mre. CHAN commented that Prisoner was friendly to their children and he encouraged them to study hard in their school work. They learned nothing about Prisoner's conflict with others and felt sorry for his penalty.
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SO Wu (Proprietor of Tung Ming Apartment on 46, Tung Ming Street,
2/F., Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong)
Failing to get entrance into 44, Tung Ming Street, 1/F., Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong where Prisoner once lived as the door was locked, an old man called down to inform that no one was in the house in the day time. He was Mr. SO Wu who was the proprietor of the Tung Ming #partment, a floor up the same staircase. Mr. SO was above 80 years old with walking difficulty. He well recalled the fire incidence and Prisoner, because the conflict started nearly every evening when both Prisoner and the young co-tenants were at home. Although he had never communicated with Prisoner, he tended to sympathise with Prisoner being a single old man still having high spirit in fighting
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