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The accused Frank ROBERT was in the Interment Camp also, and about the beginning of 1942 he discovered a radio receiving set in one of the huts in the camp.

Instead of reporting this to the officer in charge, he secretly kept it. Then WATERTON and RK** demanded it, he clandestinely handed it over to them, although he know that it was forbidden to uae a radio receiver.

The accused William John ANDERSON was in the service of the former HONGKONG Government, and was interned when 110NGKONG fell to the Japanese Army. In June 1943, he received are wireless receiving set each from the accused James Leslie ANDERSON and KEES and used these to listen secretly to broad- casts from London and other places, and reported what he heard to the British Internees' representative, the former Civil Governor of HONGKONG, SIMPSON, and to others.

The accused James Leslie ANDERSON wàs a radio technician employed by the former HONGKONG Government, and was interned from April 1942 orward. In Kay 1942 he obtained a radio receiving set secretly from an American named WILSON, and secretly kept it. About June 43, when requested by the accused Filliam John ANDERSON to hand it over to him, he did so, knowing that it was to be used without permission for the purpose of listening in to broadcasts from London and other places.

The accused YAN CH-UK MING was employed as a clerk in the harbour department by the former HONGKONG Government and was a section leader in the Reserve Folice Force. After the fall of HONGKONG he worked as the manager of a building firm, About April 42, he attended a meeting of former members of the Reserve Police, held by 150 TSUN ON and after TSO TSUN ON had gone into t interior for consultations with the British organization in the interior, he agreed. He then collected funds to help carry on their activities, and in March 1943 he illegally went to the British organization in WAICHOW and reported Conditions in HONGKONG. From April to June of the same year, on five or six occasions, he received documents from the British organization is SHIU KWAN (KUFONG) via the British organization at WAICHOW for tranmission to Capt. FORD and Lieut. GREY in SHAMSHUIPO P.0.5. Camp, and to Colonel NEWNHAM in the KOWLOON Fort F.0.W. Camp. He employed the P.0.. Camp truck drivers L&E LAM and IME HUNG HOI and others to deliver these messages and to bring out replics. In this way, he strove to maintain liaison between the British organization and the 1.0.F. Camps.

The accused CHEUNG YUNG SAM was a mechanic employed at KOWLOON ship- building yard. He was approached about March 1943 by a near relative LUI K/ YAN and requested to make a report on conditions in the shipbuilding yard. Although he knew this involved espionage activities on behalf of the enemy, he agreed, and on several occasions investigated and reported on the personnel in the shipbuilding yard and on the ships which were undergoing repairs there.

The accused LUX CHUNG KIT was out of work when the war broke out. Abc May 1942, he got to know the above-mentioned LUI KA YAN, and when the latt went to LAICHO" to make contact with the British organization there at the end of March 1943, the accused accompanied him. LUI KA TAN later asked hi to pass newspaper reports, etc. to the British organization in WAICHOW and receive funds for their work. He agreed to do this and secretly left the area in a fishing boat from SHAVIN to carry out this mission.

The accused HO YAU worked on a fishing boat near SHATIN and about April 43 was urged by LUI KA YAN to work with him. Although he knew that this involved engaging in activities on behalf of the enemy, he agreed, a between that time and June on ten to twenty different occasions carried a of the conspirators and their reports and funds.

The accused IME LAX was a driver for the KOWLOON Omnibus Company. About the end of December 42 he was asked by LUI KA YAN with whom he was already acquainted, if he would introduce secret documents to the P.0.Wa KOWLOON Fort and SHAMSHUIPO P.0.V. Camps, in return for a monthly remine: At that time, he was the driver of a bus which his company furnished to t

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