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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1992
KEMPSTER APPOINTED TO CONDUCT DISTURBANCE ENQUIRY
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED JUSTICE OF APPEAL MICHAEL KEMPSTER ΤΟ CONDUCT THE ENQUIRY INTO THE DISTURBANCE AT THE SHEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE WHICH LED TO THE DEATH OF 23 PEOPLE ON THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 3-4.
MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:.
OF FEBRUARY WHETHER ANY THE RUNNING
(A) IN THE LIGHT OF THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN SECTION C OF
THE SHEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE ON THE NIGHT 3-4 THIS YEAR, TO CONSIDER AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE TO ANY ASPECT OF OF VIETNAMESE DETENTION CENTRES OR EMERGENCY RESPONSES TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF SUCH AN INCIDENT IN FUTURE, AND TO REPORT IN PARTICULAR ON:
(I)
THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT;
(II)
THE ACCOMMODATION ARRANGEMENTS IN THE CENTRE AT THE TIME;
(III) THE SECURITY
ARRANGEMENTS IN THE CENTRE AND THE
LEVEL OF POLICE MANPOWER DEPLOYED; AND
(IV) THE POLICE AND
FIRE
SERVICES
CONTINGENCY
ARRANGEMENTS AND THEIR RESPONSES TO THE INCIDENT.
(B) TO SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR A REPORT WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS
ON THE ENQUIRY'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO START HIS ENQUIRY FEBRUARY 17.
BY
MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER TO SUBMIT REPORT WITHIN 8 WEEKS
MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER CONFIRMED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT HE WOULD COMMENCE HIS ENQUIRY INTO THE SHEK KONG TRAGEDY ON FEBRUARY 17 THAT HE WOULD SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS.
MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER WAS BORN IN ENGLAND IN JUNE 1923 EDUCATED AT MILL HILL SCHOOL AND BRASENOSE COLLEGE, OXFORD.
AND
AND
HE WAS A SCHOLAR OF BRASENOSE COLLEGE AND HELD THE DEGREES OF MA AND BCL. HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL SIGNALS FROM 1943-46.
/MR JUSTICE