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Rt Hon Goronwy O Roberts MP House of Commons London SW1
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FROM
Mr Amery Royle
Telephone No. Ext.
Department
In Confidence
[Copy to: Governor Hong Kong with copy of letter under reply.]
being informed that
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Consideration
Thank
you for your
In Tony Royle's absence abroad I am replying to
with which
your letter of 27 September. it you enclosed a
letter from Dr Mansel Davies of Edward Davies Chemical
D'Davies Laboratories, University College, Aberystwyth. He
asked that any reply to him should be marked "to be
forwarded". In his letter Dr Davies asked if you
would look into certain aspects of the administration
in Hong Kong.
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The first point Dr Davies's raises concerns corruption
in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. You will
probably know that earlier this year Chief Super-
intendent Godber absconded from Hong Kong after
proceedings had been instituted against him under
the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. Following
Mr Godber's departure from Hong Kong the Senior
Puisne Judge in Hong Kong, Sir Alastair Blair-Kerr,
was asked, first, to conduct an urgent inquiry into
the circumstances of Mr Godber's departure; and then
secondly to consider whether any changes in the law
or the current arrangements were required. His
first report, published in July, contained recommen-
dations for closing certain loopholes in the law.
These have been accepted. The Governor is now
/urgently