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Appendix f
APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
Having regard to continuing allegations as to the circumstances surrounding the death of Inspector MaCLENNAN, and the enquiries preceding it, to the fact that investigations by the Complaints Against the Police Office into some of the allegations have just been completed, and to the confusion in the public miad created by these allegations, which make it desirable to adopt new measures to establish the circurastances of the laspector's death and reinted issues both in the pubhe interes, and so mat innočen? parties may be cleared as well as any blaine apportioned, ia exercise of the powers confervent by section 2′of the Commissions of Joguity Ordinance Thereinafter referred to as the Ordinance) the Governor ia Council has appointed the Honourable Mr. Justice T. L. Yang, Judgs of the High Court of Justice, as Commissioner to inquire into the matters set out ia paragraph 2, being matters which are in his opinion of public importance.
The terms of reference of the Commission of laquiry shall be in inquire into the following matters:
(c) whether, in the light of all the evidence available and any additional gaquiries you make, there are good grounds for believing the death of Inspector
MacLennan was other than suicide and what conclusions you dmw;
(b) what official investigations immediately after the death of Inspector MACLENNAN were conducted, whether there were any shortcomings in thein, and it so what conclusions you draw as to the reason for these shortcomings,
(c) whether the charges which were about to be preferred against him on the day of his death were properly brought, and whether on evidence properly obtained; (4) what investigations or enquiries (other than those resulting in the charges at (c)) were conducted regarding Inspector MacLENNAN, whether they were con- ducted with propriety, and what bearing, if any, they had on Inspexor MacLennan's death; and
(e) whether the investigations and enquiries under (b), (c) and (7) were properly
motivated.
The Commission shall submit its final report to the Governor.
The Governor in Council, ia exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(g) of the Ordinance, directs that the Commissica shall have and exercise the powers conferred by section 9 of the Ordinance to punish all or any of the contempts specified in section 8 thereof.
COUNCIL Chamber, 9 July 1920
J. A. FROST Clerk of Councils