 Koon-Teck showed him a book on international law, pointing out that prisoners-of-war should not receive the same treatment as criminals.The prisoners were then removed to Singapore, where they might receive better food and treatment, two weeks after that.When the war first started, Choong Eng-Hye who had helped Koon-Teck when the latter first arrived in Penang, asked if he could help get some diesel oil for his engines.