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4. A COPY OF THE CARD FOUND ON SHIH'S BODY WAS GIVEN BY SPECIAL BRANCH TO LEADER OF CHINA AIRLINES OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HONG KONG IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INCIDENT AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF CHINA AIRLINES, GENERAL SZETO FU, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN TAIWAN WHEN HE SUPPORTED CLAIMS BY CREW MEMBERS OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT SHIH HAD ATTEMPTED TO HIJACK THE PLAI TO CHINA. A COPY HAS ALSO APPEARED IN THE LOCAL MING PAO NEWSPAR
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5. AT NO TIME DID THE SAME CREW MEMBERS, WHEN INTERVIEWED BY POLICE IN HONG KONG CLAIM THAT SHIH HAD INDICATED ANY INTENTION TO FORCE THE PLANE TO GO TO CHINA.
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