The Archive · 1940

Chinese Doctor

Taken from His Home by Three Armed Men Kidnappers struck again yesterday, this time taking away a prominent Chinese doctor from his home in Bubbling Well Road.

Dr. Zung Tsong-fong, who is 63 years of age and a native of Zang-chow, was at his home at 646/15 Bubbling Well Road, just opposite the Country Club, when three armed men walked into his room at 1.20 p.m. and forced him to follow them into the street where a car was waiting for them.

The victim, who is a prominent child doctor, was pushed into the car and driven away in a westerly direction.

The crime was reported to the Sinza Road police station by one of the inmates of the house, who also noticed the licence plates of the car, which bore hire licence 12157. Detectives, investigating the case, checked the number of the car, but failed to find to what garage the car belonged. It was believed that the plates were false.

No motive for the kidnapping was given by the police yesterday, but they believed. that, although the doctor was not known to be very wealthy, the crime had been commit. ted for ransom.

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