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manoeuvred out because he wouldn't join the system.
Interviewer: What do you think would happen if a policeman didn't enter the corruption racket and made it quite clear that he wasn't going to enter it?
Mr. Ellis: Well there is a saying, it was pointedly made to me by a senior officer on one occasion, you can get on the
wagon and enjoy the view, you can, well, defy the wagon and see nothing, or you can try and upset the wagon in which case you'll get crushed. What form that crushing takes would depend on the circumstances.
Narrator: The Chinese apparently find gambling irrestible and the legal betting on the race course and at
a few licensed clubs isn't sufficient. To meet the demand
illegal dens operate all over Hong Kong. Entry is through
locked gates and is only given to recognised faces. This
film was taken for us by a Chinese cameraman. Most of the gambling is illegal in Hong Kong, it's reckoned to be as big a social evil as drug taking. It's easy for people having so little to lose everything.
He says
This man was a policeman until 4 years ago. he used to take part in raids on gambling dens. Some dens were not raided, they paid up to 800 dollars a week to the
police for the privilege. In one area alone, the policeman
could be collected from the
says, as much as £120 a day gambling dens by the station sergeant, a key figure in the running of the racket. Up to £500 a day remained to be
shared among the rest of the police, ranging from the constable
on the beat to the superintendent.
Interviewer:
What were you expected to do in return for
the 500 dollars which was being offered to you?
Mr. Ellis: Well I assume it would be to turn a blind eye
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