Government acted properly in terminating his
appointment.
His case has been looked into
many times as a result of his continual
representations to various
Members of Parliament.
I myself met him on
5 April this year and subsequently asked the
Inspector General of Colonial Police to again
again
examiné, Mr Ellis's complaints and
allegations about the 1963 and 1965 enquiries
into his case in Hong Kong. After a
thorough examination of the case, the
Inspector General is satisfied that these
enquiries were entirely adequate in the
circumstances. Mr Ellis, incidentally, is
now one of my own constituents.
As for the general allegations of
corruption, this is of course a grave and
worrying problem. But there is no doubt
that the Hong Kong Government are tackling
it vigorously. Police disciplinary
regulations and administrative orders designed
to deal with allegations of corruption in
Hong Kong are the most stringent of all the
Dependent Territories. It is a great pity
that ex-Chief Superintendent Godber was able
to leave Hong Kong, but it should not be
forgotten that had it not been for the
determined action by the police, the case
might never have been uncovered at all.
The Governor is determined to eradicate
any corruption that exists in the Hong Kong
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