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addressos or that he had to go back and tell 2D. from him 2nd defendant approached him in any way. Le approached 2D. Having for 1st time in his life approached a senior officer about 5 ranks

above in there is nothing following on from that about future inter-

viona what he wishes him to do or not to do. when cross-examined by

r. Hampton on subject of why prison officers should want to murder

him he was questioned quite pointedly about that matter and he said

thero vas a fight or something and he took them back to police station

and they were warned by the uty officer. That was the sole reason he

gave us to why prison officers should murder him. He further volunteered

as a result of what he had done prison officers had prosecuted him for

unlawful assault and when pressed,it could also be for assault. Üne would live thought that he would remember he was charged or summonsed for an offence. Fresumably he was not prosecuted so often. Submit

it was in his interests to be frank about it now and he was concealing

facts from Hampton when he asked him. As he left, the story according

to him he had not done anything wrong,

done' wrong•

only the prison fficers had They prosecuted him for no reason and an officer had been accused for perjury. He even got Mr. Frendergast in the anne.ty to personally look after his personal safety.

set story.

Chery Cheuk Fun strange enough when he found himself asked certain questions which he did not want to answer truthfully he also clained old age as a excuse. He did say he was 54 but the particular

bines he claimed his memory was defective from old age, I submit he

vas clearly trying to cover up what he had been to in Kowloon City before

he went to Day View. It is remarkable in his evidence he said he could

remember things in Bay View 3 years ago and could not remember things in

telling a Kowloon City 32 years ago. Ferfectly explanable if in fact he is nicely

unce again he was also under pressure also frightened about Day View.

He felt it no part of necessity of giving evidence about Aowlcon City. He said that he had been accused by ICAC and spent 2

nights in custody. ñe said he was extremely frightened. He had not been given any immunity until he actually get into the witness box. If IOMO was dealing with him it is not surprising he was terrified,

being type of man he was and terrific pressure was brought to bear on

him. Immunity given to him in witness box was to give hic evidence faithfully and to his mind to give his evidence as closely as possible

to statements he gave to ICAC. Said he could not remember whether he