CONFIDENTIAL
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pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his present
or past official emoluments shall be guilty of an offence."
It was Superintendent Godber's failure to provide a satisfactory
explanation of his resources which made the section operative,
but this failure is not part of the offence itself. I submit
a draft answer which has been agreed with the department's
legal adviser.
25 June 1973
CONFIDENTIAL
ACSL
A C Stuart
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department