WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1993

FROM GUANGXI

DISCUSSIONS ARE CONTINUING WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES FOR THE CONTINUED REPATRIATION BY AIR OF THOSE BCV1IS WHO CAME PROVINCE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THE REPATRIATION FIRST BATCH OF ECVIIS BY AIR WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.

ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKS FOR TRANSCRIPT OF RAPE TRIAL

OF THE

MATHEWS, HAS SOUGHT A

FULL

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR JEREMY TRANSCRIPT OF A RAPE TRIAL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15.

JURY TO THAT THE WAS RETARDED,

COURT JUDGE DIRECTED THE DURING THE TRIAL, A H1GH

ON

GROUND THE RETURN A NOT GUILTY VERDICT ON ALL CHARGES WAS DEAF, MUTE VICTIM, WHO

AND SLIGHTLY MENTALLY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED DURING CROSS-EXAMINATION.

ADEQUACY

OF LEGAL

HE SAID HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

"THE

DEPARTMENT LEGAL

HAS BEEN WORKING

CLOSELY

WITH THE WAH-MING ΤΟ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP CONVENED BY MR FRED LI

FOR THE MENTALLY STUDY SEPARATE LEGISLATION

WE HANDICAPPED. CONTINUE TO GIVE OUR FULLEST CO-OPERATION TO THE WORKING GROUP IN WORK.

WILL ITS

OF LAST WEEK'S

PROCEEDINGS "A COPY OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE ABORTED RAPE TRIAL WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE WORKING GROUP ONCE READY.

MEMBERS A FULL AND ACCURATE

GIVE "IT IS THE BEST MEANS TO ACCOUNT OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN COURT,'

..

HE SAID.

AS IT IS

THE LEGAL INDIVIDUAL,

DEPARTMENT'S

ΤΟ POLICY CONSISTENT

NOT

CASE, I'T

IS CONSIDERED THAT THE MOST THE FACTS OF THE CASE IS FOR THE WORKING GROUP TO BE PROVIDED WITH A TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

COMMENT ON ANY APPROPRIATE WAY OF EXPLAINING

TABLE A

THE

IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WILL CHRONOLOGY OF THE CASE FOR MEMBERS'

PENDING INFORMATION,

REPRESENTATIVE AVAILABILITY OF THE TRANSCRIPT, AND WILL NOT SEND

A SPOKESMAN TO ATTEND THE WORKING GROUP MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY), FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT SAID.

ANY

/HOWEVER, THE

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