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Mr Wilford
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PS to Mr Roxle
Minister
Mr Ellis Calling
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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY MR JAMES JOHNSON MP AND ARTICLE IN GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER DATED 28 MARCH 1973
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Mr Royle has asked to be reminded of the background to
the case of Mr Alan Ellis, ex-Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong
Police Force, as he may wish to speak privately to Mr James
Johnson MP about this. Mr Ellis is a constituent of Mr Royle's.]
Mr Royle replied on 28 March to Mr Johnson's PQ about the
institution of an inquiry into corruption in the Hong Kong
Government Service. Mr Ellis has used the opportunity of
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Mr Johnson's PQ to resurrect his accusations of corruption and
maladministration in Hong Kong (see The Guardian of 28 March).
3. Mr Ellis has also sent a telegram to the Secretary of State
supporting Mr Johnson's request for a public inquiry. We do not
propose to reply.
4. Mr Royle last wrote to Mr Ellis on 5 April 1972 reaffirming
his decision not to intervene.
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Mr Ellis's probationary appointment in the Hong Kong Police
was terminated in 1963 on the grounds of his temperamental
unsuitability. Since then he has made frequent representations
to MPs and Ministers and his case has been carefully reconsidered
on several occasions. Each time we concluded and he was told
that the original decision appeared to be the right one and that
we could not intervene. His original complaints against the
Hong Kong Folice were based on maladministration, but he can
hardly have any knowledge of present day conditions on which
Mr Johnson's question is founded.
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