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Friday, August 18, 1972
INTERIM RAINSTORM DISASTER REPORT SUBMITTED BY COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
The Commission of Inquiry into the June rainstorm disasters submitted
its interim report to the Acting Governor, Sir Hugh Norman-Walker today.
The report describes the actual events and the rescue operations
at the Sau Mau Ping disaster. It also contains a conclusion and lists certain
recommendations on how to prevent similar disasters.
The final report will deal with the disasters at Po Shan Road and
the incidents at the following places:-
(1) Ap Lei Cheu,
(2) Belcher's Street (Western District),
(3) Bullock Lane (Wan Chai),
(4) Chai Wan,
(5) Shau Kei Wan, and
(6) Shiu Fai Terrace (Wan Chai),
and will include the Commission's final recommendations.
The public hearing on the Po Shan Road disaster will resume next
Monday (August 21) at 10.00 a.m. in Court No. 4 of Victoria District Court,
Battery Path.
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