Missing chapters of the Tomson Report on the 1990 takeover of the World Trade Centre Group are expected to be released in full, bringing to an end a five-year controversy over the censored report.
A final decision on the exact content of the chapters to be made public has been taken by Financial Secretary Donald Tsang Yam-kuen following extensive legal consultation. An announcement is expected shortly.
However, it is understood that the absent chapters - cut out of John Lees' 700-page epic - will be released in their entirety amid pressure for government transparency.
The only omissions expected are suggestions by the author on areas to further examine in terms of proposed prosecutions of individuals.
The report was commissioned in 1992 by the then financial secretary amid concerns about irregularities in Tomson Pacific's takeover of the World Trade Centre Group.
A decision by the Government to release an abridged version of the report in 1994 attracted fierce criticism.
It was feared the most pivotal and incriminating sections of the investigation had been censored to protect certain individuals.
