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Hong Kong Case Law

Joint inquest procedure
  • 28 Mar 2024

    有關區曉霖及另三十八人的事宜

    Citation
    [2024] HKCrC 1
    Court
    Coroner's Court
    Case number
    CCDI1079/2012

    The coroner directed that the 39 deaths be the subject of a single joint inquest; received a preliminary police report containing 329 witness statements and ordered the police to deliver a full death investigation report by early June 2024; a further pre-inquest review will be held within two months of receipt of that report and no later than September 2024; parties and any person whose conduct may be questioned will be notified and provided lists of proposed witnesses and statements at least 21 days before the review; families may self-represent or obtain legal aid; the inquest's scope is li…