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The following is issued on behalf of the Commission of Inquiry on Allegations relating to the Hong Kong Institute of Education:
The Commission of Inquiry on Allegations relating to the Hong Kong Institute of Education will hold a hearing tomorrow (March 14).
The Commission will deal with the following –
(a) question of appearance of bias;
(b) to rule on the applications by Professor Magdalena Mok, Mr Ip Kin-yuen, Dr Pang I-wah and Mr Yu Shu-tak for their being treated as witnesses and involved parties;
(c) claims of privilege and/or confidentiality in respect of documents;
(d) any other matter the parties wish to raise by way of preliminary matters before the hearing.
The hearing, which will be open to the public, will start at 10am at the hearing room on 38th floor, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai.
Ends/Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:50
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