To His Excellency the Governor in Council
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO
THE LEUNG WING-SANG CASE
On 6th February, 1976, I was appointed Commissioner, under section 2 of the Commissions of Inquiry Ordinance (Chapter 86), with
the following terms of reference :
"To inquire into :
(i) the circumstances leading up to and surrounding
the arrest and charging of LEUNG Wing-sang; and
(ii) whether or not these circumstances might have
prejudiced LEUNG's trial."
Mr. H.J. Somerville, Senior Crown Counsel, was appointed
Counsel for the Commission. Mrs. Alice Wong (£), Assistant
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Secretary of the Judiciary, was appointed Secretary to the Commission.
A copy of the Instrument of Appointment is attached as
Appendix I.
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1. Procedure
Mr. Somerville, Mrs. Wong and I met privately on two occasions
to discuss procedural matters soon after the Commission had
been appointed.
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Appeals to the public requesting information were made
through the news media.
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Three interested parties were legally represented :
(1) Mr. Neil Macdougall, Deputy Director of Public
Prosecutions, for the Royal Hong Kong Police Force,
(2) Mr. Herman H.il. Poon(), barrister, for
LEUNG Wing-sang, who was given legal aid by
Government,
(3) Mr. Ronny F.H. Wong(), barrister,
for LAU Cheong-wah.