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Ordinance were probably the only effective way
of dealing with some corrupt officials. The
Ordinance was therefore approved. It is a
great pity that Mr Godber was able to escape
from Hong Kong and has so far evaded trial.
However, it is the lack of evidence of an
extraditable offence which, following the
failure to hold him in Hong Kong to stand trial
for the offence with which he has been charged,
It is not the legal
has led to this situation.
system which is at fault.
case of
I think that the
now proceeding in
Hong Kong is a good example of the effectiveness
of the measures contained in the Prevention of
Bribery Ordinance.
The Government's
As for HMG long term policy as regards Hong
Kong, this remains as I have explained it in
Parliament on several occasions. There is no
reason for any constitutional change. The
people of Hong Kong live under the British flag
because they choose to do so. The immediate
need is to develop the colony as a place where
Lwill an time to
the overwhelmingly Chinese population wish to
/live
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