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MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1993

THIS PROCESS OF DIALOGUE

WOULD

HELP

THE

GOVERNMENT

AND

THE LEGCO TO JUDGE THE POINT OF BALANCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE UDHK

MR PATTEN ALSO EXPLAINED TO THE HKDF, AS HE DID TO LEADERS EARLIER IN THE DAY, THAT HE WOULD PUBLISH A COMPENDIUM OF ALL THE OTHER PROPOSALS WHICH HAD BEEN PRESENTED BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS.

GROUPS AND

CALL FOR INFORMATION ON LAN KWAI FONG EVENT

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JUSTICE

BOKHARY

MR

APPEALED ORGANISATIONS WHO HAVE INFORMATION ON THE LAN KWAI FONG COME FORWARD TO HELP IN THE INQUIRY.

TODAY (MONDAY)

ΤΟ

PERSONS OR INCIDENT ΤΟ

THEY MAY CALL 825 4610 OR 825 4410 OR WRITE TO "LAN KWAI INQUIRY", C/O SUPREME COURT, 38 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.

FONG

THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS MAY ALSO WRITE TO THE OFFICE.

TELEPHONE

OR

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF LAN KWAI FONG INQUIRY ANNOUNCED

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THE TERMS OF REFERENCE INTO OF THE INDEPENDENT INQUIRY TO BE CONDUCTED BY MR JUSTICE BOKHARY THE EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF JANUARY 1 IN LAN KWAI FONG.

MR JUSTICE BOKHARY'S TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:

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TO INQUIRE INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE TRAGIC DEATHS AND INJURIES WHICH OCCURRED AROUND MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 31, 1992 IN THE ARBA KNOWN AS LAN KWAI FONG;

TO CONSIDER THE CROWD-CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING THE LEVEL OF POLICE MANPOWER DEPLOYED) IN THE LAN KWAI FONG AREA AT THE TIME, AND THE RESPONSE OF THE POLICE, MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE TRAGEDY; AND TO ADVISE ON THE ADEQUACY OF THOSE ARRANGEMENTS AND RESPONSES;

TO TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THAT SUCH A TRAGEDY DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN; AND

TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR WITH PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY JANUARY 18 1993, AND WITH A FINAL REPORT AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE THEREAFTER.

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/MR JUSTICE