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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1993

THE INVESTIGATION IS BEING CARRIED

OUT BY

INVESTIGATORS AVIATION

APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER THE HONG KONG CIVIL (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS.

IT WILL COVER DETAILED ANALYSIS OF A WIDE RANGE OF AERONAUTICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL DATA, AND CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE.

INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS CREWMEN, PASSENGERS AND STAFF OF THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ON DUTY WILL INTERVIEWED.

CIVIL BE

WILL BE TO THE

PERSONS INVOLVED IN OR CONCERNED WITH THE INCIDENT PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS INVESTIGATORS, THE REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED BEFORE A REPORT 18 FINALISED.

COMPLETION OF THE FINAL REPORT IS LIKELY TO TAKE SOME TIME, DEPENDING ON THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE THE PARTIES INVOLVED TO RESPOND TO THE DRAFT REPORT, HE ADDED.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AFTER 1997 UNDER REVIEW

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR W K LAM, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS STILL REVIEWING HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

"WE INTEND TO COMPLETE OUR INITIAL REVIEW IN THE NEAR HE ADDED.

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI, MR THAT UNDER THE REVIEW, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD FIRST CONSIDER THE EXISTING HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE RETAINED AFTER 1997.

FUTURE,

PR

LAM SAID WHICH OF

THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT WOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED.

HOLIDAYS

AFTER 1997

TUEN MUN FLOODING NOT CAUSED BY PUBLIC WORKS

SUSPENDED DURING

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WAS

OF FLOODING OF THE FU TEI FRESH WATER PUMPING STATION EXCEPTIONALLY SEVERE RAINSTORM ON NOVEMBER 5.

BECAUSE AN

THIS WAS EXPLAINED BY THE TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES (WEDNESDAY).

BLAKE,

/REPLYING TO