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In March 1973, a coroner's hearing was held inquiring into the shooting of Chan Chee Chan. When asked by the coroner if any silencer could have been used, police firearms specialist
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Chan Chee Chan and her younger sister Kim Moy were walking along
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Chan lived a quiet life and her family did not believe she had any enemies who wanted her killed. However, a theory emerged that her sister Kim Moy, who was with her at the time of the shooting, may have been the intended target of the shooting that killed Chee Chan, and that the gunman could be a
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his own silencer. Inspector Ng Ah Kow, who investigated the case, also testified that the police had seized the firearms from nearby residents for test-firing; however there was no match. The coroner returned an open verdict.
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