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March 1972. At the time of the demolition only the children of the complainant were present. LUI Sung's parents did not apparently witness the demolition. On the 25th March 1972 the local Police Inspector informed the District Office that Mr. LUI Sung had complained that the demolition party had not only destroyed his kitchen but had stolen some $800 in cash from his house and had made holes in the roof rendering it uninhabitable. The demolition team was interviewed by the Police. One of Mr. LUI Sung's daughters was interviewed and she told the Police that the demolition party had not touched the house, only the kitchen. Two Assistant District Officers visited the scene on the 25th March 1972 and found that a series of holes had been made in the roof of the house, probably with an
old chisel found at the scene. The C.I.D.
considered that Mr. LUI Sung's complaints were
without foundation.
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It is of interest to note, that the
complainant in his letter to the Colonial
Secretary dated 7th April 1972 (paragraph 1 above)
said that a hut erected for residential use had
been demolished. In fact, a kitchen had been demolished, and the complainant had alleged to the local authorities that the roof of his house had been damaged.
4.
Hr. LUI Sung was informed in a letter written on behalf of the Colonial Secretary dated 23rd May 1972 that whilst the illegal kitchen had been demolished, the house itself had not been demolished and that after careful investigation the Police had been unable to substantiate Mr..
LUI Sung's claim that $800 in cash had been stolen.
5.
It was discovered on 6th October 1972 that the kitchen had been re-erected. The District Officer decided to tolerate this illegal structure in the interests of Mr. LUI Sung's family. The District Officer considered that hr. LUI Sung was mentally unbalanced and did not wish to aggravate.him further.
6.
The position in October 1972, therefore, was that Nr. LUI Sung was allowed to have a house and kitchen on the Crown land which he held under Permit. This is the position as it exists today.
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