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he would have fixed his permit to his left breast pocket. probably did not carry any hand baggage. The presence of hand
baggage might possibly have aroused the suspicion of the constable
at tho wost mate; 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 vory
carefully in company with the Airport Manager, Mr. K.R. Smith, I agree entirely with Superintendent ebb 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 S0631 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 Junc, 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 been 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
wooks. 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,