Man charged with murder
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Police today (December 20) charged a 33-year-old man with one count of murder.

The man was suspected in connection with an arson and murder case at a karaoke on Prat Avenue in Tsim Sha Tsui in the early morning on January 25, 1997. The karaoke was extensively damaged and 17 people were killed.

He was arrested by Shenzhen Public Security Bureau in Shenzhen in late November and was returned to Hong Kong Police from the Mainland yesterday (December 19)

He will appear in Eastern Magistrates' Courts on Monday (December 22).

Police Report No. 3
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Saturday, December 20, 2008
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