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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1991

MR

"SO YOU WILL SEK THAT THE AREA OF TSUEN WAN IS BEING POLICED, AND PROTECTED, IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE MANNER THAN EVER BEFORE SHEPPARD ADDED.

HE ASSURED THE RESIDENTS THAT THE CUTBACKS IN GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE WOULD NOT AFFECT THE SERVICES.

"REST ASSURED THAT THESE CUTBACKS ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED ΤΟ COMPRISE THAT MOST IMPORTANT OF SERVICES: THE ON-THE-GROUND POLICING OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES SUCH AS WE HAVE HERE IN TSUEN WAN, AND I COMMEND TODAY'S OPENING TO YOU AS A TANGIBLE DEMONSTRATION OF THE FORCE'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SUCH A SERVICE," HE ADDED.

LATER, MR

COMPLEX OPENED.

SHEPPARD

UNVEILED A PLAQUE TO DECLARE THE NEW

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CAPO INVESTIGATION COMPLETED

THE

COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE OFFICE HAS COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGATION OF MISTREATMENT BY THE POLICE RAISED BY MR TAI CHIN-WAH THROUGH HIS SOLICITOR ON THE OCTOBER 26, 1991.

THE ENQUIRY HAS TAKEN PLACE DESPITE MR TAI'S PUBLICLY STATING THAT HE DID NOT WISH TO PURSUE A FORMAL COMPLIANT.

IN RESPECT OF THE USE OF HANDCUFFS AND TRANSPORT BELT TO RESTRAIN MR TAI DURING HIS ESCORT TO COURT AND THE SUBSEQUENT HANDLING OF MR TAI AT THE COURT PREMISES, AN ERROR OF JUDGEMENT ON BOTH COUNTS HAS BEEN ADMITTED AND SUITABLE APOLOGIES OFFERED.

THE ALLEGATION THAT MR TAI WAS STRIP SEARCHED AND MADE ΤΟ PERFORM A "FROG JUMP" CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED ON THE BASIS OF THE EVIDENCE OF AVAILABLE WITNESSES.

IN THE ABSENCE OF A STATEMENT FROM MR TAI AND THE PROVISION OF FULL AND PRECISE DETAILS OF THE LATTER INCIDENT, THE MATTER CANNOT BE TAKEN FURTHER.

THE CAPO'S REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ΤΟ THE POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 18. AT ITS METTING HELD ON DECEMBER 16, THE COMMITTEE ENDORSED THE RESULTS OF CAPO'S INVESTIGATION.

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