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ANNEX B TO XCC(70)53
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON 18TH NOVEMBER 1969
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PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL 1969
(CR 9/3231/68 II)
The Council considered memorandum XCC(69)50.
The Council ADVISED and the Acting Governor ORDERED:
(a) that the Prevention of Bribery Bill 1969, is in
the form in which it should be introduced into the Legislative Council, subject to the following ·
(i) the definition of "Director" in clause 2(i)
of the Bill to be amended to read:
... •
11 means the officer for the time being in charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch"; (ii) clause 10 to be so amended as to indicate
that no offence is committed provided that a satisfactory explanation is forthcoming of the source of the pecuniary resources, property or standard of living;
(iii) clause 14(1)(f) to be amended to make it clear that the spouse, parents or children must also be identified in the notice;
(iv) clause 26 to be amended to empower the
court to award costs not exceeding ten thousand dollars, which should be a charge on the general revenue; and
(v) the Schedule to the Bill to be expanded to
include the Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Hong Kong Housing Society, and the Hong
Kong Settlers' Housing Corporation, and further consideration to be given to including other bodies in the Schedule; and
(b) that a paper on the composition of the Target Com-
mittee together with suggestions for including its non-Police membership should be prepared for consideration by Council.
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