According to his confession, he first succeeded in getting a pass issued by the Special Section of the Japanese Special Naval Landing Party in the middle of June.
In the hope of building up an extensive business by taking advantage of this pass, he went to the Chin-chang Stamp Shop, North Honan Road, where he succeeded in getting two seals fashioned after the seals of the Special Section of the Japanese Naval Landing Party and the Japanese Residents' Corporation, which were affixed to the certificates for cholera inoculations.
He then bought paper similar to that used for passes and certificates. He also bought printing type needed for manufacturing bogus passes, This equipment was sent to a printing shop North Fokien Road.
By this means Li Fu-keng manufactured 150 passes, about 14 of which had already been sold by him to Chinese up to his arrest.
Fearing arrest, he burnt the materials used for making the bogus passes on the upper floor of a friend's house, He was arrested by the Japanese detectives of the Hongkew Police early in the morning of July 12 while he was sleeping.
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