Lamma Shipwreck ︱ Lam Cheng: Many personal data involved in internal investigations are still considered unsuitable for disclosure

It has been 9 years since the Lamma shipwreck that caused 39 deaths. An independent investigation later revealed that the "Lamma 4" that was involved had problems such as missing watertight doors and conflicting plans, causing heavy casualties.

However, none of the negligent Marine Department personnel were charged, and the Coroner's Court also decided not to hold a public inquiry.

Recently, the investigative report submitted by the police to the coroner in 2015 has flowed out, showing that there were multiple confessions exposing the negligence of the Marine Department and the shipyard in the incident. The police had recommended that a coroner's court be called to find the actual cause of the death of the victims.

The Transport and Housing Bureau also promised to make an internal investigation report public, but it has not fulfilled its promise so far.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, before attending the guild today (7th), reiterated that the court’s decision must be respected. He also pointed out that the internal investigation report of the Transportation and Housing Bureau involved a lot of personal information. It is suitable to be public, so it is still this position."

Zhang Bingliang once said that the report was ultimately "impossible not to be made public"

Carrie Lam, who served as Chief Secretary for Administration at the time, understood the feelings of the families of the victims of the Lamma Shipwreck, but emphasized that "Hong Kong is a place where justice is the mainstay after all. If we complete judicial procedures, including whether to convene a coroner's court, we all need to respect judicial decisions. ."

As for the internal government report, when Zhang Bingliang, then director of the Transportation and Housing Bureau released the summary in 2014, he refused to make the report fully public for the reason of affecting the criminal justice process. He later also stated that it is impossible not to disclose it. At the end of last year, the law The Secretary of State has announced that there will be no further prosecutions, and the relevant procedures have come to an end.

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