Re Liu Ping-hon's Death
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that death had been due to a fall from some part of the building
and not from a motor accident, DC10496 passed the case
the uniform branch later that morning. He had no more to do with
the case.
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Subsequently the investigation was taken over by Senior
Inspector Ho Chi-tong, assisted by PC16393 Anthony Chung (the Death Enquiry Constable), who were instructed to investigate the
matter on July 28th by the Superintendent of Western Division.
The actual investigation began on July 29 ie three days after
the death with, inter alia, a visit to the Hon Ming Building
and the institution of inquiries of the tenants therein.
this was a far more thorough investigation it yielded no precise
information as to how or why Liu Ping-hon had died. In particular
an examination of the roof of the Hon Ming Building on that date
failed to reveal anything. unusual or suspicious, the only fact
worthy of comment being the fact (established as pre-existing)
that one of the doors to the rooftop was damaged, thus enabling
easy access thereto.
In addition a number of interviews were carried out with
the deceased's former colleagues and teachers at the Chinese
University and with his family. Apart from the elicitation of
the unanimously held view that Liu Ping-hon was simply not the
sort of person to have committed suicide, there was once again
no information forthcoming which was able to shed light on the
precise cause of death.
In his testimony Senior Inspector Ho referred to information
which had been supplied to him during the investigation by two
Chinese University students, both former colleagues of the
deceased. This information referred to two anonymous phone-
calls, received by a friend of the deceased's sister and by one
of the students himself, the content of which suggested that
there was something sinister behind Liu Ping-hon's death.
Information about these calls was passed on to C.I.D. for
further investigation, but with no
success.
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