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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990

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TOO EARLY TO GIVE PUBLICATION DATE FOR ACCIDENT REPORT

CHAN,

SAID

THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ANSON TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FORECAST AT THIS STAGE WITH ANY DEGREE OF ACCURACY IF, WHEN AND HOW THE ACCIDENT

ON REPORT THE CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OF CHINA (CAAC) AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED AT KAI TAK ON AUGUST 31, 1988, WILL BE PUBLISHED.

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"IT IS, HOWEVER, UNLIKELY THAT ANYTHING WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLICATION MUCH BEFORE THE END OF 1990, MRS CHAN SAID IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PETER H.Y. WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

UNDER

DETAILING THE PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION HONG KONG CIVIL AVIATION (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS, MRS CHAN SAID THE TIMESCALE WAS NOT UNUSUAL., SINCE SUCH REPORTS NORMALLY TOOK TWO TO THREE YEARS TO FINALISE.

IN THE ACCIDENT, SIX CREW MEMBERS OF THE PLANE WERE KILLED 13 PASSENGERS INJURED. ONE OF THESE DIED LATER FROM HIS INJURIES.

AND

MRS CHAN EXPLAINED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONO KONG CIVIL AVIATION (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS, THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF AUCIDENTS ANNOUNCED IN GAZETTE NOTICE 467 OF 1988, THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN INSPECTOR'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT.

IS NOW COMPLETE REGULATIONS, COPIES NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE ADVERSELY

"THE DRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 11(1) OF THE WILL SHORTLY BE PASSED TO THE OPERATOR, THE COMMANDER, AND PERSONS WHOSE REPUTATION IS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE REPORT.

"THESE PERSONS WILL THEN HAVE 28 DAYS IN WHICH то SUBMIT ΤΟ THE INSPECTOR ANY REPRESENTATION THEY MAY WISH TO MAKE.

IF

"REGULATION 21 PROVIDES FOR THIS PERIOD TO BE EXTENDED NECESSARY AND EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT SUCH AN EXTENSION MAY BE NECESSARY FOR AS LONG AS SIX MONTHS, MRS CHAN SAID.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT ANY REPRESENTATIONS MADE WOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY THE INSPECTOR BEFORE HE FINALISED HIS REPORT.

"THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION WILL FORWARD THE FINAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND, AT THE SAME TIME, COPIES WILL BE

то SENT

ALL THOSE WHO RECEIVED COPIES OF THE DRAFT REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 11(1) SHE SAID.

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MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT IF ANY OF THOSE PERSONS CONSIDERED THAT THE FINAL REPORT HAD NOT FAIRLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIONS, THAT PERSON MIGHT APPLY, UNDER REGULATION 12, FOR THE RELEVANT FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT TO BE REVIEWED A BOARD OF REVIEW.

BY

/"IN ACCORDANCE