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YOUR TELNO 1819: LETTER TO LORD CAITHNESS. FROM MR.DAVID K.Y.LAM.

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FURTHER TO OUR TELNO 3193, THE MATTER IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE OFFICE (CAPO). WE ARE NOW ABLE TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS REGARDING THE CASE.

2. THE CASE NO.24967/87 MENTIONED BY MR.LAM REFERS TO A CASE OF

COMMON ASSAULT IN WHICH HE WAS THE DEFENDANT. THE ASSAULT TOOK PLACE ON 7 SEPTEMBER 1987 OUTSIDE 96, TUNG LO WAN ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG, WHEN MR.LAM HAD AN ALTERCATION WITH A MR.YUE KEE-WAH. FOLLOWING POLICE ENQUIRY, MR.LAM WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING MR.YUE. ON 19 NOVEMBER 1987, THE CROWN OFFERED NO EVIDENCE AGAINST MR.LAM. WITH HIS CONSENT, MR.LAM WAS BOUND OVER IN THE SUM OF HKD300 FOR A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS AND PAID HKD250 AS COMPENSATION TO MR.YUE.

3. THE POLICE OFFICERS MENTIONED IN MR.LAM'S LETTER OF 2 OCTOBER 1991 WERE INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSAULT CASE, EXCEPT CHIEF INSPECTOR SAMUEL PAU WHO WAS THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE POLICE STATION IN QUESTION (CAUSEWAY BAY DIVISION).

4. UP TO NOW, THE COMPLAINANT, MR.LAM, CANNOT BE CONTACTED BY CAPO FOR AN INTERVIEW TO DISCUSS HIS COMPLAINT. IT APPEARS MR.LAM HAS MOVED HOME AND HIS CONTACT ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER ON POLICE RECORD ARE NO LONGER CORRECT. CAPO WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO LOCATE MR.LAM FOR AN INTERVIEW TO CLARIFY WITH HIM CERTAIN DETAILS ABOUT THE CASE.

5. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

WILSON

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