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Hong Kong Case Law

Pre‑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
    CCDI1102/2012

    The coroner directed that the 39 deaths be investigated by a combined inquest, required the police to submit a complete death investigation report by early June 2024 (building on the preliminary report containing 329 witness statements), ordered disclosure of proposed witness lists and written evidence at least 21 days before the second pre‑inquest review, and scheduled a further pre‑inquest review within two months of receipt of the report and in any event by September 2024 with the objective of holding the inquest within 2024.