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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1988

CITY

THE WORKING GROUP HAS HELD 13 MEETINGS AND VISITED WALLED PRACTITIONERS AND HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH RELEVANT PARTIES CONCERNED.

THESE PARTIES INCLUDED THE ESTATE DOCTORS ASSOCIATION LTD,

ASSOCIATION AND HONG KONG MEDICAL

REPRESENTATIVES OF WALLED CITY

PRACTITIONERS.

THE

THE THE

THE WORKING GROUP ALSO CONSIDERED WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS TROM MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG, THE DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND HONG KONG DENTAL ASSOCIATION AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.

THESE EXCHANGES HAD PROVED TO BE MOST USEFUL IN HELPING FORMULATING THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION AND IN COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR ELIGIBLE CLINIC PROPRIETORS.

THE RECOMMENDED PACKAGE WAS ENDORSED BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JULY 22 AND NOTED BY BOTH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND FINANCE COMMITTER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEFORE THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

JUSTICES OF PEACE TO LOOK INTO HEI LING CHAU INCIDENT

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PEACE TO NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE LING CHAU DETENTION

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED TWO JUSTICES OF THE INTO ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF A

THE HEI BOAT PEOPLE FOLLOWING DISTURBANCES AT CENTRE ON JULY 18 AND 19.

THE TWO JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ARE MR DENIS EDWARD PATERSON.

CHANG QC, AND DR

THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE: "TO HEAR COMPLAINTS AS JUSTICES BOAT PEOPLE AT OF THE PEACE, CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF VIETNAMESE

19. AND HEI LING CHAU ON JULY 18 AND

ΤΟ ASSESS WHETHER THERE IS SUBSTANCE IN THEM AND TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR BY SEPTEMBER 30.'

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THEIR APPOINTMENT FOLLOWED THE COMPLETION OF AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS AS WELL AS THE CAUSES OF THE DISTURBANCES BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE INVESTIGATION SUBMITTED TO THE SECURITY BRANCH LAST WEEK AND HAS BEEN CAREFULLY STUDIED BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

REPORT

THE THE WAS

THE CASE, AND BECAUSE OF THE CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC INTEREST IN

THE GOVERNOR BAS DECIDED THE ALLEGATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE,

TO PEACE MAY MAKE USE OF THE EXISTING PROCEDURE WHEREBY JUSTICES OF THE DE APPOINTED TO HEAR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE HELD IN INSTITUTIONS OPERATED BY THE CSD.

THE TWO JUSTICES OF THE ENQUIRIES NEXT WEEK.

PEACE ARE EXPECTED TO

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