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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1990

STATEMENT BY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE:

(WEDNESDAY} BY THE

A

HUNG

"THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IS NATURALLY VERY CONCERNED THAT CALCULATED, VICIOUS AND CRUEL ATTACK ON A MAHJONG ASSOCIATION IN HOM SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SO MANY DEATHS AND INJURIES.

THIS

CAN DO "THOSE WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE AND WHO BELIEVE THEY KIND OF THING AND GET AWAY WITH IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DO SO.

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS AND

THE INCIDENT INTO

IS BEING

"POLICE WILL SEEK OUT THOSE

AN INVESTIGATION INJURIES CAUSED AND VIGOROUSLY PURSUED.

COMMENT ON THE "IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE TO

ARE HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE. THERE POSSIBILITY INSOFAR AS WHO MIGHT

ACTIVELY OF

ARE BEING OF

ENQUIRY LINES NUMBER HOWEVER A FOLLOWED UP. THESE INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF TRIAD INVOLVEMENT.

WHICH

"

ALL FIRE SERVICES TAKING MEASURES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY

**

THE RECENT SERIOUS

HUNG IN FIRE

HOM,

A

THE

ON COMMENTING SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID DEPARTMENT IS TAKING ALL POSSIBLE MEASURES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE

ON PRIVATE CLUBS SURVEYS CONDUCT WILL DEPARTMENT ASCERTAIN HOW MANY OF THESE POSE AN UNACCEPTABLE FIRE HAZARD.

то

THIS PROCESS HOTLINE 528 1224 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

BY

ANY

ARE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED TO ASSIST IN

ΤΟ REPORTING

THE FIRE SERVICES COMPLAINTS SUSPECTED FIRE HAZARDS IN PLACES ADMITTED FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

WHERE

INSPECTIONS WILL BE MADE AND IF NECESSARY

THE OPERATORS WILL FAILING WHICH NOTICES AND LEGAL

BE ADVISED TO IMPROVE THE

FIRE

PROTECTION STANDARDS

THEY WILL BE SERVED WITH

FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT

ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST THEM.

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