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APPEARS TO REGARD HIMSELF AS A VIGILANTE. HE IS KEEN TO RENDER SUPPORT IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER IN HONG KONG, BUT IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY VIOLENT CRIMES. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE NCNA BUILDING WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. INVESTIGATORS ARE LIAISING WITH CANADIAN, AMERICAN AND BRITISH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ESTABLISH THE EXTENT OF GUN SMUGGLING ACTIVITY AND TO OBTAIN FURTHER EVIDENCE.
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DPA CALLED IN YANG YOUYONG OF NCNA ON 9 AUGUST AND WENT THROUGH THE GIST OF THESE DETAILS WITH HIM WITHOUT NAMING NAMES. BRADLEY STRESSED THAT THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT APPEARED TO BE A RECKLESS ACT WITHOUT SPECIFIC MOTIVE OR INTENT. CHAN WOULD BE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENT ON 12 AUGUST. YANG THANKED THE RHKP FOR THEIR EFFORTS. HE SAID NCNA'S ATTITUDE TO THIS CRIME WAS WELL KNOWN. HE WOULD REPORT BACK AND THE NCNA WOULD EXAMINE THE FACTS AND COME TO THEIR OWN JUDGEMENT. HE RESERVED THE RIGHT TO REVERT.
COMMENT.
THIS IS A VERY SATISFACTORY OUTCOME. NCNA WILL NOW BE PUT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC STANCE THEY EARLIER TOOK DENOUNCING THE SHOOTING AS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. THE STORY
HAS ALREADY BROKEN. NO DOUBT IT WILL AROUSE INTEREST WHEN CHAN IS BROUGHT TO COURT.
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