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"In civil and criminal cases where the Laboratory may be called upon to provide expert scientific evidence, such statistical information assists the courts in making their decisions.
"We understand that the FPA and HKRC obtained permission from each of the donors before they provided the samples to us. These samples are identified only by a code number," he said.
"I think clients of the FPA and HKRC can rest assured that their identities are kept confidential and that their rights are respected," the spokesman stressed.
The spokesman also noted that legal advice obtained by the Laboratory had confirmed where samples were supplied with the donors' consent, there was no infringement of the Bill of Rights.
"Since the start of this exercise, our procedures have fully protected the anonymity of the donors involved. Since the legislation was passed, we have taken even greater care to avoid infringing anyone's rights," he said.
As regards media reports which said the Government Laboratory had "demanded" samples from FPA or obtained them "secretly" by "cheating" or by "tapping" into the FPA's records, the spokesman said they were totally inaccurate.
End/Wednesday, September 13, 1995
Night closure of Kwai Chung Road and Tsuen Wan Road
Part of the New Territories-bound carriageways of Kwai Chung Road and Tsuen Wan Road will be temporarily closed for three nights to facilitate works on the Route 3 project in Kwai Chung, a Transport Department spokesman said today (Wednesday).
The closure will be between 00.01 am to 6 am on September 15, 17 and 18.
The road sections affected are:
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