Dear Mr. Wilsen,
55 Kung ek Road,
Kwun Tong,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
29th. June, 1973.
The following is an article I am writing in a local newspaper to which I contribute weekly. It is always translated to Chinese.
I regret that when your Government had power, you did
not take action. Can anything be done now?
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" For more than ten years I reported from time to time the corrupt activities of influential person in the Resettlement Depart-
1 ment. Some of these reports gave detailed accounts of his activities. Others showed how much damage he had done to individuals who paid no bribes, and therefore how much he had contributed to dissatisfaction both in the Department among honest members, and among resettlement tenants.
In every case, the Anti-Corruption Branch found "ne evidence" and the charges were never sent to court. The result is that this man has been able to retire a millionaire, while his frien and relatives are installed in the best resettlement shops and reens.
Now that this man is retired, high-ranking officials of the Department are admitting that he was corrupt. Everyone knows his dirty reputation, but he does not care because he knows he is probroted and will never be called upon by the Hong Kong Government to stand trial for his crimes against the community.
I have recently reported the activities of other resettlement officers, mest of whom gained their promotion through such errupt officials as this one who has retired. These others have likewise become rich on the sale of public property, from squeeze from tenants, and from lying reports for promotions. they retire, they too will take with them honour and wealth. will leave behind dissatisfied tenants, widows' families broken, chil'ren on estates rebellious against authority, and all the mess ent mudle that result from malpractices.
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A Government servant who had not been in Hong Kang long enough to know that he will be sacked if he speaks out against injustice, told me that it appeared to him that a person is allowed 1. be ng corrupt as he likes until he retires, after which his enren, biva is admitted, but we are told that it is new too late to any thing. Garber's case comes readily to mind. And it is a ublic outrage.
I personally can think of numerous casco where this has Some of these guilty of starting the 1966 riots (all lice) and quilty of framing many people in those riots, have retired with the Government a full knowledge of their criminal activities.
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And now we, the honest members of the public, are asked fight crime (because the police do not do so). What can the public une to fight crime if the tools of justice are rotten? What can we de when the Government sets the criminals free to harass the innocent?
Yours sincerely,
E. Aliou
Elsie Elliott
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