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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1993

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HE POINTED OUT THAT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAD, FOR THE PAST WEEK, BEEN ADVISING THE PUBLIC OF MEASURES WHICH WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO DEAL WITH CROWDS OVER THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THE REQUEST FOR THE PUBLIC то CO-OPERATE WITH THE AUTHORITIES TO ENABLE THEM то DEAL WITH LARGE CROWDS OVER THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.

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"WE MAY HAVE VEHICLES IN ORDER TO ENSURE SAFETY, PUBLIC WILL CO-OPERATE.'

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HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES WOULD BE DEPLOYED AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS OVER THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. THIS FOLLOWED NORMAL PRACTICE.

"THE POLICE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR OWN STUDY INTO THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE LAN KWAI FONG INCIDENT AND THESE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED, WHERE APPROPRIATE, INTO THEIR PLANS FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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POLICE TEAM ON CROWD CONTROL STUDY APPOINTED

THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MR LI KWAN-HA TODAY (TUESDAY} CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE INTERIM REPORT BY MR JUSTICE BOKHARY ON THE LAN KWAI FONG TRAGEDY.

MR LI SAID A PLANNING GROUP AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS HAD COMPLETED A REVIEW OF ALL POLICE OPERATIONS FOR THE FORTHCOMING LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS AND TAKEN STEPS TO IMPLEMENT NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

HE ALSO SAID A HIGH-LEVEL TEAM HAD BEEN APPOINTED CARRY OUT A WIDE-RANGING STUDY OF POLICE CROWD CONTROL OPERATIONS PROCEDURES.

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MR LI SAID THE REPORT BY MR JUSTICE BOKHARY WOULD NOW BE EXAMINED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ANY OTHER APPLIED TO THE POLICE.

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