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P.0. i. Camps, and he accepted the offer, well knowing that his ©ctivities were connected with enemy espionage operations. Up to about April 43 he received from LUI KA YAN on dozens of oocasions secret documents which he introduced clandestinely into the camps, and brought out secret reports from the P.0, Va addressed to the British organization in China, hanling them over to LUI KA YAN. In April 43, when the company for which he worked made him a watchman, after mature consideration, he approached and made use of the accused LES HUNG HOI and others who now drove the bus his company rented to the R. 0.. Camps, and thus continued his operations.

The accused LEE HING HƠI drove a bus for the KOWLOON Omnibus Company. Then asked by the above-mentioned EK LAM to assist in conveying documents to the P.0.ifs in the camp, he agreed, although he knew these activities were connected with espionage on behalf of the enemy. From the end of April 43 to June 43 he secretly introduced documents on mmerous occasions to P.0. Is in the Campa; and he also received secret documents from the P. C. Ws and handed them to LEE LAM

The accused LAU TAK OI 1ived together with LOIR FOCK WING from about April 1940. When, in March, 1943, the latter went over to the British organization in China, as explained above, the former helped to maintain communications with him, well knowing that he was ang-ged in espionage activities directed against the Japanese forces.

The accused CHAN WAI CHI is the wife of the accused YEUNG SAU TAK When the latter went with LOIR FOOK VING to the British organization in China, she knew he was engaged in espionage work directed against the Japanese forces, but helped to maintain commumications with him.

The accused CHAN FING FUN was a member of the former Reserve Folice Force. From June 1942 he was employed as a construction engineer at KAI TAK Airfield. About the end of Jamary 1943 he happened to run up against the late CHAN FEI, with whom he was already acquainted, and the latter asked him for information about the airfield. He promptly gave him information in his possession, about various installation projects, although he knew this was espionage activity on behalf of the enemy.

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The accused LAU TAK KWONG was a firemen in the HONGKONG Gendarmerie. is a brother of LAU TAK OI. About the middle of April 43, he was visited by LOIB FOOK VING who was living together with LAU TAK OI, and asked to help in espionage work against the Japanese on behalf of the British. He promptly agreed. Up to June, 1943, he investigated and reported on fire brigade of the gendarmerie and on the progress made in restoring various kinds of industry in HONKONG. He also allowed his house to be used as a repository for various secret articles to be passed to IDIE POOK VING,

Proofs

1. In the trial of each of the accused in open court, the depositions of

the judicial departments in all cases tally.

2.

Exhibits taken: 5 wireless receiving sets, one bottle of secret ink, one secret document from the British organization in VAICHDW addressed to LOIS BOOK WING.

According to Military Law, the acts of the accused TRUNG SAU TAK, CHING YURT, William John WHITE, TAN CHEUK MING, CHEUNG YUNG SAM, LUK CHUNG KIT, HO YAU, IKE LAM, LEE HUNG HOI, LAU TAK OI, CHAN WAI CHI, CHAN PING FUN, LAU TAX KWONG, constitute a crime under Clause 2 sub-section 2 of the Hongkong Occupied Territory Governor-General's Department Military Code; the acts of the accused LIUS CARLOS ROZAKIO SOUSA, ALEXANDER CHRISTY SHINTON, LEUNG HUNG, FREDERICK IVAN GEORGE HALL, BRAILEY, DOUGLAS YILLIAM WATERTON, HULERT STANLEY REES, WALTER RICHARDSOK SCOTT, JOHN ALSXANDER FRASER, FRANK HOBERT, WILLIAM JOHN ANDERSON, JAJES LESLIE ANDERSON, constitute a crime under Clause 2 mib-section 3 of the above. Or the punishments provided in Clause 6 of the above code, sentence of death was passed on the accused TEUNG SAU TAK, CHENG YUM, WILLIAM JOHN WHITE, Y N CHEIK MING, CHEUNG YUNG SAM, LUK CHUNG KIT, LEE LAM, LEE HUNG HOI, LAU TAK OI, CHAN PING PUN,

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