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An inquest by the Coroner's Court into the gunshot of detective senior inspector Chan Kung-wai of the Hong Kong Island regional crime unit continued last Thursday. His supervisor, Senior Superintendent Choi Yuen-han told the inquest that she did not think that Chan was particularly overloaded. However, she admitted that she had summoned Chan for an inquiry into a leak of information relating to a robbery case. Although she found out that he had disclosed his personal police intranet password to his subordinates, she did not pursue any further after learning the details of the incident. She issued an instruction to all the superintendents and inspectors saying that passwords were personal data which should not be disclosed; and that anyone who made the same mistake in the future would be subject to disciplinary action.
Choi Yuen-han told the inquest that she did not feel that Chan's workload was particularly onerous.
Choi told the inquest that after she was transferred to the Hong Kong Island regional crime unit on 5 May this year, she learned that the position of chief inspector of Team Two had been vacant for a long time. She then discussed the matter with her predecessor senior superintendent Ma Wang-chow and started to find a replacement from within the regional unit.
When Barrister Abigail Wong, representing the family of the deceased, questioned whether Choi had evenly distributed the workload, Choi replied that during the period when Chan Kung-wai was on patrol duty for the Olympics equestrian events, she would definitely not expect him to assume investigation duty in the regional unit. She added that if Chan, however, insisted on conducting investigations after the patrol duty, she would not object.
Senior Superintendent Ma Hung-chow, former supervisor of Chan Kung-wai, told the inquest that there was a qualifying examination for promotion to the rank of chief inspector earlier this year. Chan had expressed interest in taking part in the examination, and Ma had written a letter to recommend him for the post. Chan was not promoted eventually but Ma did give him a Grade A in the annual performance appraisal last year. ■Translated by 開明
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