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Four years on ... still no disclosure: Hong Kong minister says full report on Lamma ferry disaster can’t be released yet

Department of Justice warns release could breach personal data protection laws, while lawmaker pushes for closed-door reading of document

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Rescuers approach the Lamma IV after the tragic collision on October 1, 2012. Photo: Reuters
Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung Bing-leung said on Saturday that it was not yet time for a full disclosure of an internal probe into the Lamma ferry disaster that claimed 39 lives on National Day four years ago.

But returning lawmaker James To Kun-sun, who has been assisting families of the victims, was determined to pressure the government into conducting ­another closed-door session for a reading of the document.

“Many lawmakers, especially when we have 26 new ones, have not read the report and it’s very difficult to discuss [the incident],” he said.

Lawmaker James To Kun-sun (centre) and Irene Cheng (right), the mother of a victim killed in the Lamma ferry disaster, at police headquarters in Wan Chai in 2013. Photo: Sam Tsang
Lawmaker James To Kun-sun (centre) and Irene Cheng (right), the mother of a victim killed in the Lamma ferry disaster, at police headquarters in Wan Chai in 2013. Photo: Sam Tsang

“We need to look at whether the government’s follow-up actions addressed the problem.”

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