Tak Kwong LAU (aka 劉德光) [c.1905-1943] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Tak Kwong LAU (aka 劉德光) [c.1905-1943]

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Submitted by David on Sun, 2015-08-30 15:23
Names
Given: 
Tak Kwong
Family: 
Lau
Alias / nickname: 
劉德光
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1905-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1943-10-29
Cause of death: 
Executed by the Japanese

Henry Ching writes in his Occasional Paper #33 that Lau Tak Kwong was one of the people executed by the Japanese on 29th October, 1943, together with his sister, Lau Tak Oi.

Here are the notes about him in the Japanese court martial documents:

Domicile: CANTON Province. PO-ON, Hok Pu Yuen.
Residence: HONGKONG, HONGKONG Area, "Chong Chin” Ward. Chinese. LAU TAK KWONG. Age 38 years.

The accused LAU TAK KWONG was a fireman in the HONGKONG Gendarmerie.  He is a brother of LAU TAK OI.  About the middle of April 42, he was visited by LOIE FOOK WING who was living 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 HONGKONG.  He also allowed his house to be used as a repository for various secret articles to be passed to LOIE FOOK WING.

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Submitted by lau chun wai on Fri, 2015-10-09 10:29.

CANTON Province.PO-ON, Hok Pu Yuen

Hong Kong Area,"Chong Chin"Ward.

anybody know where is the place today?

Submitted by emride on Wed, 2015-10-14 15:01.

BAAG Roll of Honour

Submitted by David on Tue, 2015-10-20 16:07.

Last night I had the chance to ask local expert Cheng Po-Hung about this. He says it was the Japanese name for the district we know as Shek Tong Tsui:

"Chong Chin" district

 

Submitted by Lawrence Tsui on Wed, 2015-10-21 01:54.

Lau Tak-kwong beloned to BAAG Field Intelligence Group Group M formed mainly by Police Reservists, led in the field by David Loie Fook-wing (M.S.) and William Mok Kai-sang (C.C.) as rear controller in Wai Chow, Free China.  Tso Chun-on was amongst the original instigator, but he did not participate in Group M after it was turned over to the BAAG.  Instead, it would appeared that Tso went to work for Thompson's SIS group.