BAAG No.2 Au Fai was head of Gourp J. Group J was one of the most outstanding FIGS groups reporting on enemies shipping and docyards as well as military positions throughout the Occupation. With his good connection to the docyards, Au volunteered his service to the BAAG. Group J produced very high quality intelligence often with diagrams and drawings. The Group was not used for other purposes such as rescures & evacuations. Group J was the first to use invisible ink for security. Reports of Group J were usually delivered to the town of Tam Shui t the south of Wai Chow. Mark Tsui (56) collected these reports to bring back to AHQ. In mid-1943, Group J shifted its routes to the West River and reorted to Forward Area 2 at Sam Fou under Capt. Wright. Mark Tsui was transferred to FA2 and collected reports of Group J from Toishan as a cut-out security measure. Mark Tsui was again assigned to FA2 in mid-1944 when Colin McEwan tookover. Post-War, Au Fai became a member of the HK Custom & Excise Service. He was awarded the BEM.
Born 1910 in Yuen Long, New Territories. Educated from 1920 to 1926 at Po Chung School in Nam Tui. Joined BAAG in July 1942. Leader of Naval Intelligence group in Hongkong during the Occupation., and worked in BAAG AHQ Waichow.
Citation: “This man came out of Hongkong early in 1942, and volunteered his services to the BAAG. Owing to his connections with the Naval Yard, he was instructed to set up an intelligence team to report on movements of P/Ws by ship. His group worked so well that it soon developed into our most accurate and reliable source of enemy shipping and naval intelligence gained from official enemy records of sailings, cargoes and naval stores. Au Fai paid such strict attention to security that throughout the three years that his group operated inside enemy naval yards and offices, not one man was caught. He was not only responsible for the collection of the intelligence but also for its safe delivery to Waichow. In 1944, it was considered advisable to change the route lest his runners became known to the enemy and he organised and carried out the complete change over of the route from Hongkong-Waichow to Hongkong-Samfou. This was accomplished without loss of personnel or continuity of his weekly reports. His is an example of outstanding devotion to duty and of most valuable and efficient service.” (signed) L T Ride, Colonel. 1945.
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BAAG No.2 Au Fai
BAAG No.2 Au Fai was head of Gourp J. Group J was one of the most outstanding FIGS groups reporting on enemies shipping and docyards as well as military positions throughout the Occupation. With his good connection to the docyards, Au volunteered his service to the BAAG. Group J produced very high quality intelligence often with diagrams and drawings. The Group was not used for other purposes such as rescures & evacuations. Group J was the first to use invisible ink for security. Reports of Group J were usually delivered to the town of Tam Shui t the south of Wai Chow. Mark Tsui (56) collected these reports to bring back to AHQ. In mid-1943, Group J shifted its routes to the West River and reorted to Forward Area 2 at Sam Fou under Capt. Wright. Mark Tsui was transferred to FA2 and collected reports of Group J from Toishan as a cut-out security measure. Mark Tsui was again assigned to FA2 in mid-1944 when Colin McEwan tookover. Post-War, Au Fai became a member of the HK Custom & Excise Service. He was awarded the BEM.
Au Yin Fai/Fei
From BAAG papers, Ride collection:
Born 1910 in Yuen Long, New Territories. Educated from 1920 to 1926 at Po Chung School in Nam Tui. Joined BAAG in July 1942. Leader of Naval Intelligence group in Hongkong during the Occupation., and worked in BAAG AHQ Waichow.
Citation: “This man came out of Hongkong early in 1942, and volunteered his services to the BAAG. Owing to his connections with the Naval Yard, he was instructed to set up an intelligence team to report on movements of P/Ws by ship. His group worked so well that it soon developed into our most accurate and reliable source of enemy shipping and naval intelligence gained from official enemy records of sailings, cargoes and naval stores. Au Fai paid such strict attention to security that throughout the three years that his group operated inside enemy naval yards and offices, not one man was caught. He was not only responsible for the collection of the intelligence but also for its safe delivery to Waichow. In 1944, it was considered advisable to change the route lest his runners became known to the enemy and he organised and carried out the complete change over of the route from Hongkong-Waichow to Hongkong-Samfou. This was accomplished without loss of personnel or continuity of his weekly reports. His is an example of outstanding devotion to duty and of most valuable and efficient service.” (signed) L T Ride, Colonel. 1945.