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Hong Kong Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London S.W.1
21 January, 1970
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PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL, 1970
I am replying, with Arthur Grattan-Bellew's agreement, your letter of 30 December.
to
I enclose a memorandum setting out our comments on the revised Bill as these emerged in our discussions with the Governor.
The Governor seemed disposed to agree that our points on Clauses 3, 14 and 15 should be looked at again in Hong Kong, together
On with the new points we have raised on Clauses 13 and 18. Clause 10 he held strongly to his view that the public interest required a provision of this nature and that the problem of corruption in Hong Kong could only be effectively tackled by use of tough measures. In the course of discussion we touched once more on the use made of the Establishment Regulations dealing with high
I think it would be useful living standards and unexplained wealth.
to have at this end some information on the extent to which disciplinary proceedings based on these Regulations have been instituted: it is the sort of information we may require when this issue is put to Ministers (as we think it must be)
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In the absence of agreement between us on Clauses 10 and 14 it is considered here, that the issues involved are of such legal and political importance as to require consultation with the Law Officers before submitting to Ministers, in accordance with the terms of a
As a result of our recent directive issued by the Prime Minister. discussions with the Governor, he is aware of this possibility. We shall of course await your further comments on these two clauses before making any approach to the Law Officers.
:
(W. S. Carter)
D. T. E. Roberts, Esq., CBE., QC., Attorney General's Chambers,
HONG KONG.
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