TNAG-2855-FCO40-4108-Hong-Kong-compensation-claim-regarding-Korean-Air-Lines-Flig-1993 — Page 261

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

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+852 824 1675

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(c)

a

fair

(d)

compensation

from the

Russian

Government should be given to the NOKS;

chance

to if any,

NOKS should be given the reclaim the personal effects, before the investigation is completed;

chance

to

NOKS should be given the reclaim the human remains, if possible;

(e)

and

(f)

a permanent memorial should be established.

at

the crash site

been

According to the next-of-kins, they had not about bodies by approached

government any

aware of the compensation before, hence they were not summary of claim worked out for the Hong Kong victims. Furthermore, they all expressed that they should have a fair compensation, i.e. their share of compensation should be the same as the victims of other nationalities.

As the

to the

Kong Hong

proposals any

to

has Government

have

the

the

obligation to support compensation claims revived for all Hong Kong victims, we should be most grateful therefore if you could pass

views on our

SO that the Eastern Department list Of 13 victims could be

in included

their the submission to the Ministers for representation in Moscow meeting. Although we were unable to contact the relatives of the remaining four victims, we consider that their claims should be included and registered as learn may it is highly possible that their relatives of these claims from the media and may approach us for assistance.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Should you require further information, please feel free to contact Mr K K Lee or the undersigned.

CC

Yours sincere

sincerely, Ammi Ng

Anthony W L Ng

for Director of Immigration

APA(G) (Attn : Ms Annette Lee) (Ref: PAO(C) 14/2091/72)

S for S (Attn: Dr S Vickers).