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MR. PRESCOTT'S OPINION

Home Office

FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY

Shakespeare Street Nottingham NG1 4FR

Telephone Nottingham 450 45071

Appendix 33

Please address any reply to The Director Your reference

Our reference

Date

12th August 1980

Death of John Richard MacLennan. Inspector of Police.

Royal Hong Kong Police on January 15 1980

I am the Principal Scientific Officer in charge of the Firearms

Department of the Home Office Forensic Science Service in Nottingham,

England.

I have been a Forensic Scientist for 32 years and have been

examining firearms and investigating sudden death involving firearms

for at least 30 years.

I have examined the following documents.

Supt Pelly's report dated February 22 1980.

Transcripts of the evidence given at the inquest on John Maclennan by,

Mr.A.Cimino, Dr. Wong, Dr. Ong, Professor Gibson, Mr. Cheng,

Mr. Edgley, PC 8628 Cheng, Supt Ferguson and Chief Inspector Kong.

A report on the Scene visited by Dr. Wong.

The post mortem report on John Maclennan signed by Dr. Wong.

The expert opinion of Dr. Ong.

The expert opinion of Professor Gibson.

Mr. Cimino's statement dated January 22 1980.

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