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A Bill amending the existing Prevention of Corruption Ordinance has been introduced to the Legislative Council recently. The Bill seeks to widen the scope of Section 3 of the Ordinance so that it will be applicable to acts in connection not only with a definite transaction but also with a transaction which is only a contingency and which may never take place. I have no objection to your conveying this information to Mr. Fisher.
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Consideration is also being given to amending the Prevention of Corruption Ordinance further in the light of recent visits to Singapore by the Chief Superintendent of Police, Anti-Corruption Branch and a Crown Counsel, and to Ceylon by the Attorney General. A working party is in the process of drafting a new Bill with stronger and more searching provisions than presently exist. I have no objection to Mr. Fisher being informed of this in general terms, but the outcome is at this stage unpredictable, and I would not wish Mr. Fisher to be misled.
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