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1. On 8th December 1983 at about 12.30 in the afternoon MAN Fook-tong, a fish-hawker, made a telephone call to a flat on 13th floor of 62 Main Street East, Shaukeiwan, the home of Madam FUNG So-mui, with a view to effecting a sale. He received what he described as a funny answer and thought he must have dialled the wrong number. He phoned again five minutes later and found the line engaged. He phoned a third time and spoke to Madam Fung who, in a husky voice, asked him to come and rescue her. He