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TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1993

MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER WAS

APPOINTED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE DECISION BY THE PROSECUTION TO OFFER NO EVIDENCE IN A MURDER TRIAL.

HIS SPECIFIC TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:

(A)

TO INQUIRE INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE TO OFFER NO EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF K V NGUYEN (HIGH COURT CRIMINAL CASE NO. 291 OF 1991) AND IN PARTICULAR

DECISION VAN-BAN

(B)

(1) TO INQUIRE WHY, INSTEAD OF DECIDING TO OFFER NO EVIDENCE, THE PROSECUTION DID NOT ENTER A NOLLE PROSEQUI OR DID NOT MAKE FURTHER ATTEMPTS ΤΟ ADJOURN THE CASE;

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TO INQUIRE INTO THE ADEQUACY OR OTHERWISE OF WITNESS PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS MADE OR OFFERED THE WITNESS BUE VAN-XUAN AND, IF APPROPRIATE, To DESCRIBE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS THAT MIGHT REASONABLY HAVE BEEN MADE OR OFFERED TO HIM; AND

TO INQUIRE INTO THE ADEQUACY OR OTHERWISE OF EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROSECUTION WITNESSES AND, IF APPROPRIATE, TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW SUCH ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE IMPROVED.

THREE HK CITIZENS BACK FROM THAILAND TO SERVE SENTENCE

THREE PRISONERS, WHO ARE HONG KONG CITIZENS, HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM THAILAND BACK TO HONG KONG TONIGHT (TUESDAY) ΤΟ SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THEIR SENTENCES,

THE TRANSFER WAS CONDUCTED BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

OFFICERS.

ANNOUNCING THIS TONIGHT A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HONG KONG CITIZENS SERVING SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES WERE RETURNED TO HONG KONG TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THEIR SENTENCES.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE TRANSFER WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A BILATERAL. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND THE THAI GOVERNMENTS (WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO HONG KONG) ON THE TRANSFER OF OFFENDERS AND ON CO-OPERATION IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF PENAL SENTENCES.

/THE AIM