The pursuit of the "Black Cat" was premeditated and meticulously organized by the British authorities in Hong Kong. As the Industry and Commerce Daily reported on November 21, 1952: "At about 4:00 a.m. yesterday, Tynah, a senior police officer of the Marine Police Station, received a tip-off report that a smuggling speedboat had smuggled materials out of the vicinity of The Lei Yue Gate, that is, he personally led the Marine Police No. 21 and No. 1 Marine Police Vessels, together with the Anti-Smuggling Police Ship No. 21 of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, and quickly drove to the nearby sea to ambush. This report revealed that the British authorities in Hong Kong dispatched a total of three speedboats to ambush near The Carp Gate, waiting for the opportunity to intercept the "Black Cat". Based on the report of the informant, the spies, the senior officer of the Marine Police Station, Tyner issued an order to ambush and hunt down the "Black Cat". This shows that the secret agents of the British authorities in Hong Kong have long noticed and detected the whereabouts of the "Black Cat."
According to Fok Ying-tung and the crew of the "Black Cat" Li Jinxi, the Marine Police's speedboat was ambushed in Yau Tong Bay near Lei Yue Mun at that time, and it was hidden between many large boats, so it was difficult to find. The cold winds of the night prevented the Black Cat and the reconnaissance boat from being as meticulous and thorough as in the past, and thus failed to discover the hidden location of the marine police vessel. Fok Also recalled that the machine guns of the police station were placed in place and did not move, which was actually a pretense and a smoke screen to disguise their real actions.
At the time, many news reports differed, and while the basic facts of the incident were reported, some of them did not correspond to the facts.
Regarding the time of this incident, the Hong Kong Times said it was "about three o'clock in the morning", and the "Industry and Commerce Daily" said that it was "about four o'clock in the morning". The phrase "about three o'clock in the morning" is more accurate. Fok Ying Tung said that the time when their boat passed through the Lei Yu Gate was usually at three o'clock in the morning, because the marine police and sailors of the British authorities in Hong Kong went to sleep. November 20 is the third day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, so there is no bright moonlight in the early morning of the night, and the saying that "the moon is dark and windy" is good.
The Hong Kong Times said that "when the black wind was high in the month", "a cargo boat accelerated its speed and sailed overseas, that is, it was hunted down." At one point, the gun was fired in order to stop its navigation, and the speedboat was more powerful, crossing the Shi'ao Sea and facing the Big Wave Bay, forming a front and a rear, chasing on the sea surface, because the smuggling boat walked quickly, it could not catch up, and at the right time, the No. 1 anti-smuggling boat patrolled in Shi'ao, listened to the guns early and saw the marine police speedboat chasing a boat behind it, and then joined the battle encirclement, intercepted it, on the one hand, illuminated this smuggling boat with a searchlight, and on the other hand accelerated its pursuit and interception", "performed a scene of maritime heroism." This report is factual. Fok Ying-tung and the crew of the "Black Cat" Lai Jin-hee recalled that at that time, the Marine Police of the British authorities in Hong Kong fired machine guns and illuminated them with searchlights. Finally, the "Black Cat" collided with the intercepted No. 1 smuggling ship, and the ship was destroyed and killed.
The Hong Kong Times said that "a suspicious speedboat dragged a cargo boat" and that "the cargo ship has caught fire and sank" are inconsistent with the facts. The Black Cat did not have a tugboat at the time, nor did it catch fire when it sank. The Sing Tao Evening News's November 27, 1952 report entitled "Cargo boat hits police ship, boat sank and person was charged" was more accurate, and there was no "tugboat" and "fire" in it. The Sing Tao Evening News tracked and reported on the interrogation of the crew of the "Black Cat", and learned of the statements of the accused and the defendant in court, so the report of the facts was more realistic; while some other news reports did not have a detailed understanding of the facts themselves, so it is not surprising that the wind is rain, exaggerated, and fabricated some plots.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > The trial of the Black Cat in the British Court of Hong Kong</h1>
After the Black Cat sank in the early hours of November 20, eight crew members who had fallen into the water were rescued by a marine police vessel and taken to the police station.
The trial began on 27 November in the Kowloon Court. According to the Sing Tao Evening News, the "Black Cat" was "accused of maliciously crashing into a marine police vessel, and the defendants and others asked Lawyer Mao to ask Barrister Zhang Aowei to appear in court, asking the judge to allow the defendant to go out on bail to await interrogation, and the official ordered him to wait for tomorrow's trial." The lawyer Mao mentioned here is Mao Yunlong, and the barrister Zhang Aowei he transferred is quite famous. The report said the charge was "maliciously crashing into the marine police ship", because the marine police ship was also damaged in the high-speed impact at that time, and even nearly overturned the ship. According to Fok Yingdong's recollection, this crime was not light, equivalent to attempting to murder someone, and could be sentenced to life imprisonment at most. At that time, the lawyers invited by the defendants offered to go out on trial, but they were not allowed by the court, so the crew members were detained in the police station for more than two weeks. Crew member Li Jinxi recalled that during his detention, smoking was allowed despite poor food.
At the time, news reports said that two crew members were missing, one of whom was Hu Quan, who, although watery, was crushed to death by a pile of heavy steel pipes when the Black Cat was knocked over.
At that time, the list of crew members reported in the news was not entirely accurate, "Captain Li Jin" should be crew member Li Gen, "Crew Member Xie Mu" should be Captain Xu Mu, "Crew Member Li Jin" should be "Li Jinxi", and "Crew Member Qianji" should be He Ji. The Sing Tao Evening News's report on the age of the crew is still basically accurate. Now, lai kim hee and Ho Kee are still alive, both in their early 80s, Lai Kim Hee now lives in Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong, and Ho Ki has been living in the United States for many years.
After several interrogations, the strong defense of the barrister Hired by Fok Ying Tung, Zhang Aowei, finally led the Kowloon Court in Hong Kong to cancel the serious crime of "maliciously crashing and destroying the marine police vessel" and commute it to "the first defendant, Li Jin, charged with five crimes" :(i) intending to smuggle an export, a fine of 500 yuan or imprisonment for four months; (ii) no qualified owner on board, a fine of 200 yuan or imprisonment for two weeks; (3) no lights during sailing, a fine of 100 yuan or imprisonment for one week; (4) failure to stop the ship according to orders, a fine of 200 yuan or imprisonment for two weeks ;(5) Carrying dangerous goods shall be given vigilance. The remaining seven accused, charged with assisting in attempted smuggling of exports, were each sentenced to a fine of $50 or jailed for one week. Because the eight crew members had been detained at the police station for two weeks, the case was closed by paying some fines.
It is worth noting here that this major "anti-smuggling" incident, which was hyped up by many news media in Hong Kong, did not have the crime of smuggling in the court verdict, but some insignificant crimes such as "no lights" and "no qualified shipowners".
Fok Yingdong's ship was loaded with steel pipes, rubber, etc. all of which were "embargoed" materials, but Fok Yingdong's ship was in hong Kong's native waters, and they were just transferring their goods from one warehouse to another. Therefore, the crime of "smuggling of exports" cannot be established at all. The court convicted this as merely a so-called "intention".
In addition, although the Kowloon court accused and convicted the crew of "attempting to smuggle an export", it did not convict the crew of "smuggling". The Hong Kong court's verdict was not only true of the Black Cat, but also of other vessels transporting "embargoed" supplies caught by the Marine Police's "anti-smuggling" vessel.
The Black Cat sank. Later, although some of the cargo on the sunken ship was salvaged, Fok Yingdong's economic losses were heavy. The Hong Kong Times said that the cargo was "worth more than half a million yuan in total", which is obviously an exaggeration with ulterior motives, and the actual value of the cargo is about 100,000 yuan. However, Fok Yingdong was still the winner, and in court, with the strong defense of the lawyer, the "crime" was changed. The most important thing is that the crash did not shake Fok Yingdong's confidence in transporting "embargoed" materials to the mainland. He still dominates the sea, and ship after ship of "embargoed" cargo continues to be transported to the interior, and it is even larger and bolder, transported not only by night but also during the day; not only by single ship, but also by tugboats, until the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is won.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > second, pity "black cat", mourn "black cat"</h1>
Fok Ying Tung's cousin Huo Jintu also participated in the maritime transport work organized by Fok Ying Tung that year. At that time, he commanded seven or eight small boats mainly responsible for reconnaissance of the anti-smuggling vessels of the British authorities in Hong Kong and the Marine Police and the Commercial and Commercial Department, and assisted Fok Yingdong in managing the ships and crew participating in the transport. He said: After the "Black Cat" fell into distress, a Hong Kong newspaper published an article entitled "Pity the "Black Cat, Mourn the Black Cat," which was about praising the "Black Cat."
Fok Yingdong has a soft spot for the Black Cat. The wooden ship, which was built by the British and weighed more than 100 tons, accompanied Fok Yingdong on an adventure to Dongsha in 1948, and was the most important weapon and companion in Fok Yingdong's life's adventure through the wind and rain. This old wooden boat was originally very ordinary, but after fok Yingdong's transformation, it has become "extraordinary". Huo Yingdong came from a family on the water and was familiar with boats. Because he studied hard for five years at the famous Wong Yan Secondary School in Hong Kong, he obtained a high school education equivalent to the current one, with a medium level of education, and he was good at studying and learning, so he was familiar with the operation and manufacturing principles of motor boats. He used the surplus materials of the United States after World War II purchased from the market, the marine engine, and modified it on the "Black Cat", so that the "Black Cat" had three engines, which greatly improved the speed. Speaking of boats, here are a few more words. Fok Yingdong has been dealing with ships all his life and can be called an expert in ships. As early as the early 1950s, he founded the Yourong Shipyard. He once owned the largest sand dredging fleet in Hong Kong. He once founded the Shun Tak Shipping Company and built hydrofoil ships, which made the connection between Hong Kong and Macao quick. In the 1990s, he founded the New Technology Shipyard, which built four-engined twin-engine jet passenger ships with speeds of more than 45 knots. The world's fastest passenger ship shortened the time from Panyu Nansha to Hong Kong's Central to one hour and ten minutes, enabling Panyu Nansha to establish a fast connection with Hong Kong. These are all afterwords. At that time, in a report on the hunt for the "Black Cat", the Hong Kong newspaper said that the "Black Cat" had four engines, which was inaccurate, not four, but three. The above-mentioned news reports that the "Black Cat" has a speed of more than 20 nautical miles and the anti-smuggling boat cannot catch up, which is consistent with the facts.
According to the news, the ship was "pitch black and nicknamed 'Black Cat'". Fok Yingdong said he couldn't remember when the ship was called the "black cat" and who gave it that name. The ship's name was originally "Dongxing No. 1". Why was it named "Dongxing No. 1"? Because I went to Dongsha and hoped to prosper, I named it "Dongxing". Later, it was changed to "Youzhi" and became the main ship of Fok Yingdong transporting "embargoed" materials. The "Black Cat" is painted black and cannot be hooked to the "Black Cat", which is mainly determined by its activity time. In Hong Kong, the ship is generally not seen during the day. Only in the evening did the "Black Cat" return to Hong Kong to load the goods, and at about three o'clock in the morning, it left Hong Kong again. The ship's rules of action were like cats, and perhaps the people gave it the nickname "Black Cat".
Among Fok Yingdong's fleet, the "Black Cat" was the most diligent one, and during the transportation process during the Period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it was almost non-stop and rarely rested. It has been to Macau, and more often than not to Shekou. In the early morning of November 20, 1952, when the scene of the battle for supremacy on the water was performed, although it was sunk, it was tragic, and it made meritorious contributions to Fok Yingdong's fleet and also sacrificed its body to support the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in transporting various materials urgently needed in the interior.
Fok Yingdong was very sad about the shipwreck, and he was very saddened by the death of Hu Quan and the other two crew members, and expressed his condolences and condolences to their families with a pension. Fok Yingdong has always suspected that the accident may be related to someone inside informing. He remembered asking a crew member in charge of reconnaissance how he hadn't seen the 21st smuggling boat, which was often against them. The crew member replied, "The ship is still parked where it is, unchanged." But after the accident of the Black Cat, the crew did not quit. In addition, according to the disclosure of news reports, the British authorities in Hong Kong have obtained a secret report in advance, but the source of this secret report has not been disclosed, which is still a mystery. Although decades have passed, the ship's crash, including many details of it, is still fresh in Fok Yingdong's memory.
A few years ago, Huo Yingdong asked Deng Xiaoping more than once about the ins and outs of Deng Xiaoping's phrase "no matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat, catching a rat is a good cat." In late June 1962, the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting to hear a report from the East China Bureau on the issue of responsible fields in Anhui Province. The East China Bureau has a stern critical attitude towards the delivery of production to households. However, those present at the meeting were in favor of and disapproved of the package production to the household in some places. Deng Zihui said in his speech: Anhui's responsibility for tian is not a mistake in direction. Deng Xiaoping made a speech: "In areas where peasants' lives are difficult, various methods can be adopted; comrades in Anhui Province say, 'Regardless of black cats and yellow cats, if you can catch mice, you are a good cat.' There is a certain truth to this statement. In July 1962, Deng Xiaoping also said at the Third Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Youth League: "No matter whether it is a white cat or a black cat, it is a good cat to catch a mouse." "
At that time, Huo Yingdong talked about his understanding of Deng Xiaoping's statement from the perspective of rural reform and agricultural development. In March 1999, during the "two sessions" (the plenary session of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference), Fok Yingdong pulled out from his briefcase the historical pictures of the Yourong Shipyard he founded, pointed out one of the ships nicknamed "Black Cat", and talked about the unusual experience of this ship going to Dongsha and transporting materials to the interior during the Period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Finally, he wittically told us that Deng Xiaoping said that no matter whether a white cat or a black cat catches a mouse, it is a good cat, and my ship is a black cat. In the midst of everyone's happy laughter, I noticed that Huo Yingdong carefully understood Comrade Xiaoping's reference to "black cat" and "white cat", which seemed to remind me of his experience of "black cat".
This is exactly the case, and with regard to the "Black Cat" and his experience of transporting "embargoed" materials to the interior during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the repression in his heart was not only too long, but also too heavy. The hat of "smuggling start-ups" has always been on Fok Ying-tung's head, and the British authorities in Hong Kong and the relevant US agencies in Hong Kong have suppressed him for decades: using various means to restrict his development economically, vigorously degrading his position politically, and even wanting to deport him. Before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, he never mentioned this matter from the perspective of the overall situation. When interviewing Fok Ying-tung in the past, Fok Ying-tung's staff often reminded reporters not to touch on issues during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. After the return of Hong Kong, especially as the 50th anniversary of the Chinese Volunteer Army's campaign in Korea is approaching, Fok Yingdong finally recounted in detail his experience during the Period of The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Huo Yingdong appreciated Deng Xiaoping's theory of "black cats and white cats" because the essence of this formulation represents the fundamental interests of the broad masses of the people and the demands of the broad masses of the people for developing the productive forces. Fok Yingdong was also very interesting about the name of the ship he loved the most. Huo Yingdong was received by Deng Xiaoping many times and had many long conversations with him. When Deng Xiaoping inspected the Pearl River Delta in January 1984, he stayed at Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel, China's first Sino-foreign cooperation hotel invested and built by Fok Yingdong. Deng Xiaoping climbed the hill behind the hotel one morning, Luo Sanmei Mountain, and said meaningfully: "Don't go back." Huo Yingdong said: When I heard Deng Xiaoping say, "Never go back," I felt solid in my heart; Deng Xiaoping's insistence on taking the road of reform and opening up was unswerving, and his determination to modernize and achieve economic prosperity and civilizational progress was unswerving. Fok Yingdong had great respect for Deng Xiaoping, and Deng Xiaoping was happy to talk to Fok Yingdong. When Deng Xiaoping met Huo Yingdong at the Beidaihe Swimming Pool, he said: We will meet in Beidaihe every year from now on. Deng Xiaoping did not see The return of Hong Kong and prematurely left his beloved "mother," Chinese Min. Fok Yingdong was very sad and remembered this great man infinitely, so when he talked about the "Black Cat", he often turned to Deng Xiaoping, talking about the content of Deng Xiaoping's several long conversations with him, as well as the inspiration and teachings he received.
In a long conversation with Fok Yingdong in 1991, Deng Xiaoping talked about the Battle of Huaihai and the history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Huo Yingdong naturally also thought of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea after the founding of New China, especially the final victory of the Chinese and DPRK people after nearly three years of fighting, so that the Americans signed the first armistice agreement that could not be won.
In 1999, some news media in Beijing interviewed Mr. Fok Yingdong in preparation for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Chinese Volunteer Army's participation in the Korean War. Fok Yingdong talked about his understanding of the great significance of resisting the United States and aiding Korea, and also briefly talked about some of his own experiences and feelings in those years.
Tracking Fok Ying-tung's "secret stories" that have not been known to the people for a long time in the past, we found that Fok Yingdong's acts during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea were not his personal actions, but were closely linked to the anti-"embargo" and anti-blockade struggle waged by our party during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and were an integral part of the patriotic actions of the vast number of patriotic compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao in supporting the motherland's struggle to resist US aggression and aid Korea.