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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1993
THE PROSECUTOR THUS NEEDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC ATTITUDE INTERESTS IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS AND AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STAGES IN A PROSECUTION.
AND
IN APPLYING THE EVIDENTIAL TEST SYSTEM, THE PROSECUTOR MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE A VIEW OF THE PROBABLE REACTION OF A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SITTING AS JURORS, TO A PARTICULAR SFT OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
"IN OTHER WORDS, IS THERE A REASONABLE PROSPECT OF A CONVICTION
BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SELECTED AT RANDOM?
"THEN JN APPLYING THE PUBLIC INTEREST CRITERIA, HOW DOES HE ASSESS WHAT THE PUBLIC REALLY EXPROTS OF ITS PROSECUTORS. THIS MAY NOT BE EASY. VERY OFTEN, PUBLIC OPINION 15 AROUSED QUICKLY AND IRRATIONALLY AND THE PROSECUTOR, LOOKING AT THE SITUATION IMPASSIONATELY AND OBJECTIVELY, SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE SWAYED BY
SAID MR MATHEWS.
IT.
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GOVT WELCOMES LAN KWAI FONG REPORT
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) PUBLISHED THE PREPARED BY MR JUSTICE BOKHARY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES THE DEATHS OF 21 PEOPLE IN LAN KWAI FONG IN THE JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR.
INTERIM REPORT WHICH LED TO EARLY HOURS OF
REPORT,
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN WELCOMED THE RECOMMENDATIONS, HE SAID, WOULD BE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN PLANNING FOR THE FORTHCOMING LUNAR CELEBRATIONS.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT MR JUSTICE BOKHARY SUBMITTING HIS FINAL REPORT WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
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WHOSE WOULD BE NEW YEAR
WOULD BE
"I AM PLEASED THAT THE PUBLIC GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS HAVE CO-OPERATED SO FULLY WITH MR JUSTICE BOKHARY, HE SAID.
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"A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT HAS GONE INTO THE PRODUCTION OF THIS REPORT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO MR JUSTICE BOKHARY.'
CONTAINED
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE INTERIM REPORT
A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED.
THIS WOULD BE DONE AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY.
IN
HOWEVER, THERE WERE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS
THE INTERIM REPORT WHICH CALLED FOR ACTION BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. THEY CONCERN THE NEED TO PREVENT OVERCROWDING, PUBLICITY ABOUT CROWD CONTROL MEASURES AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AND AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES.
THE
/HE POINTED