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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1987

WONG

DOON-YEE,

WHO

ASSUMED

THE ROLE

SUPERINTENDENT

OF NEGOTIATOR, TOOK UP A POSITION ABOUT 10 METRES FROM THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS AND, WITH TACT AND A HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, CALMED THE MAN AND ESTABLISHED A DIALOGUE WITH HIM.

IN 15 MINUTES, SP WONG SECURED THE RELEASE OF THE MALE HOSTAGE BY STRATEGIC AND CALCULATED BARGAINING, ACCEDING TO THE MAN'S DEMAND FOR CIGARETTES BUT DEFERRING HIS DEMAND FOR A TAXI AND A DRIVER.

THE DIALOGUE CONTINUED WITH MR WONG TRYING TO PERSUADE THE MAN TO GIVE HIMSELF UP, BY PATIENTLY AND SKILLFULLY ALLAYING HIS REAL AND IMAGINARY FEARS.

AT

AFTER A PROTRACTED NEGOTIATION, THE MAN FINALLY SURRENDERED 10.40PM, WHEN HE HANDED OVER HIS REVOLVER AND A BAG CONTAINING THE STOLEN MONEY, AND RELEASED THE LAST HOSTAGE WHO REMAINED UNHARMED.

ON JULY 31, THE MAN WAS SENT TO GAOL, FOR 16 YEARS, BY A COURT JUDGE.

HIGH

TENDERS INVITED FOR NT CIRCULAR ROAD PHASE IV

A

HIGH-CAPACITY

NO

PARK AS

TRUNK ROAD WITH THREE-KILOMETRE-LONG FRONTAGE ACCESS IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED FROM AU TAU TO FAIRVIEW THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD PROJECT.

WHICH IN

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK

NEXT YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN JANUARY MID-1990. THESE MUST BE IN BY NOON ON NOVEMBER 6.

INITIALLY,

THE

TRUNK

ROAD SERVICE

WILL ROAD

CARRIAGEWAY WITH A TWO-WAY

HAVE A DUAL

SIDE. ON EACH

TWO-LANE ADDITIONAL

TO

LANES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT A LATER DATE TO WIDEN THE CARRIAGEWAY DUAL THREE-LANE.

THE

WILL WORK

ALSO INCLUDE

CONSTRUCTION

OF A VEHICULAR

UNDERPASS AT FUNG KAT HEUNG AND AN OVERBRIDGE OVER THE KAM TIN RIVER.

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED AT POK WAI, FAN TSUEN AND SHA PO.

OTHER ASSOCIATED WORK LANDSCAPING AND ROAD LIGHTING.

INCLUDES

DRAINAGE

MO

IMPROVEMENTS,

THE NEW