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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1993

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION IN HELPING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE TRAGEDY AND THE FORMULATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT.

COPIES OF THE REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTERS OF DISTRICT OFFICES FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

POLICE COMMISSIONER RECEIVES BOKHARY REPORT

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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE BOKHARY ON THE LAN KWAI FONG DISASTER.

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KWAN-HA, TODAY (THURSDAY} FINAL REPORT BY MR JUSTICE

MR LI NOTED THAT FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE INTERIM REPORT, A HIGH-LEVEL TEAM HAD BEEN APPOINTED ΤΟ CARRY OUT A WIDE- RANGING STUDY OF POLICE CROWD CONTROL OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES.

HIS STUDY TEAM WAS ALREADY WELL ADVANCED WITH ITS STUDY IN HONG KONG. IN ADDITION, A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER (MR BRIAN WIGLEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS) WOULD SHORTLY BE VISITING THE UNITED KINGDOM TO EXAMINE CROWD CONTROL PROCEDURES THERE.

MR LI ADDED THAT THE FINAL REPORT BY MR JUSTICE BOKHARY WOULD NOW BE EXAMINED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH

AND APPLIED TO THE POLICE,

ΤΟ CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE.

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SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS EXPECTED TO GROW

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THE SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN 1993 IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 40 PER CENT TO 37,000 UNITS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE RATE IN 1992.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LAND AND BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (LBAC), MR CHENG HON-KWAN, AT THE END OF TODAY'S LBAC MEETING.

MR CHENG SAID THE COMMITTEE WAS INFORMED AT TODAY'S MEETING THAT RESIDENTIAL PRICES THIS YEAR WERE LIKELY TO SOFTEN FURTHER DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS.

BUT, PRICES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STABLE IN THE SECOND HALF OF YEAR WITH STEADY GROWTH RETURNING LATER IN THE YEAR SHOULD THE CURRENT POLITICAL PROBLEMS BE RESOLVED.

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