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THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992
RECOMMENDATIONS
11, 12 AND 13
ΤΟ
PROTECTION
OF LIFE OVER
PREVENTION
OF ESCAPE,
USE OF CS GAS, AND CHAIN OF COMMAND
ALL ARE BEING EXAMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR OWN OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR RUNNING THE DETENTION CENTRES.
IN
"WE HAVE CONCLUDED ON LEGAL ADVICE THAT IT WOULD RISK PREJUDICE
REPORT CURRENT CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IF WE WERE TO PUBLISH THE FULL. WE ARE THEREFORE PUBLISHING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY. THESE ARE THE KEY PARTS OF THE REPORT,
BE AND BOTH CAN PUBLISHED WITHOUT RISK OF PREJUDICE TO
PROCEEDINGS," THE
SPOKESMAN SAID.
CURRENT
(1)
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S
REPORT ON THE SHEK KONG INCIDENT
* * * * *
(2)
IN
(3).
(4)
FINDINGS
SECTION C OF SHEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE, WHERE THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED, WAS EVACUATED, THE INCIDENT CONTAINED, PRIORITY GIVEN TO MAINTAINING THE FENCE AND SEGREGATION BARRIERS AND REINFORCEMENTS AWAITED, AS REQUIRED BY POLICE INTERNAL GUIDELINES.
STANDBY
THE
ON THE ABSENCE OF TROOP CARRYING HELICOPTERS
MOVEMENT OF REINFORCEMENTS COULD HARDLY HAVE BEEN MORE RAPID.
AT 2330 HOURS ON 3RD FEBRUARY, AS PART OF A CONCURRENT OPERATION INVOLVING TWO GROUPS OF 12 AND 17 MEN, RESPECTIVELY (29 IN ALL), THE POLICE WERE PREPARED TO RE-ENTER SECTION C, WHICH THEY HAD LEFT AT 2300 HOURS, TO RESTORE ORDER. DUE TO AN INCURSION FROM SECTION B THEY DID NOT DO SO ALBEIT CS GAS WAS USED. BY 2350 HOURS 60 OFFICERS AND BY 2355 HOURS 70 OFFICERS IN ALL WERE AVAILABLE TO RESTORE ORDER, TO WATCH SECTION B (THE INCURSION FROM WHICH HAD BY THEN BEEN CONTAINED) TO GUARD THE OTHER SEGREGATION BARRIERS AND THE PERIMETER TO MAN THE COMMAND POST.
AND
NO FURTHER CS GAS WAS USED AND NO FURTHER ATTEMPT MADE ΤΟ RE- ENTER SECTION C BETWEEN 2342 HOURS ON FEBRUARY 3RD AND 0013 HOURS ON FEBRUARY 4TH BY WHICH TIME THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE OFFICERS HAD RISEN TO 142.
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