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he would have fixed his permit to his left breast pocket. He probably did not carry any hand baggage. The presence of hand baggage might possibly have aroused the suspicion of the constable at the west gate; but, according to the evidence, the absence of such baggage would not arouse the suspicions of the air hostesses checking the boarding passes. As I have said, everything points to the fact that, in all probability, Godber was wearing his pass
and walked through the west gate and up the ramp which leads straight into the transit/departure lounge. He thereby evaded Immigration Control, and was able to board the aircraft with all the other passengers. Of course, this is all speculation as no one saw him. But, having examined the airport facilities very carefully in company with the Airport Manager, Fr. K.R. Smith, I agree entirely with Superintendent Webb that the route which
I have described is the one which Godber most probably took.
There is no doubt that he arrived in Singapore on flight SC631 at about 6.30 p.m. on 8th June; and Superintendent Webb's information is that he arrived at Heathrow Airport (London)
from Europe on 9th June, that is to say he probably never left Singapore Airport, but purchased a ticket immediately on some flight to, say, Paris, Rome, Zurich or Frankfurt, changed planes there, and took an onward flight to London. The Hong Kong Police have not yet been able to get the actual flight number of the
plane on which he arrived at Heathrow.
Could more have been done to prevent Godber leaving Hong Kong?
There have beon suggestions in certain newspapers,
and other news media, that some person or persons deliberately
assisted Godber to leave Hong Kong? Remarks such as: "The
whole thing was fixed" have been heard during the past few
weeks. All I can say is that no evidence has been adduced in
support of those suggestions. I shall have something to say
presently about the unsatisfactory state of the law. I shall also
indicate that, looking at the matter in retrospect, I think that
more could have been done towards reducing Godber's opportunity
to leave Hong Kong. But, so far as the Commissioner of Police,
the Deputy Commissioner, the officers of the Anti-Corruption
Office, and the Attorney General and his assistant, are concerned,