publication of the legal proceedings in the press would inevitably impair the reputation of and public confidence in the Crown and the Government, causing embarrassment to members of the public service who are not corrupt.
Krally enough, the police do not want the Government and the public to know that their senior officers such as
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are in fact 'behind-the-scene'bosses
Crime Office, the General Investigation Office etc.
of the swindle rackets in question and "fathers of criminals" responsible for the existence of organized swindles which have been plaguing our society for many years.
To avoid such oocurrences for the sake of the Crown and the Government, I therefore decide to consider a compromise provided that the police will exercise their influence on the criminals, triadmen as well as protection racketeers in the force and that prescribed con- ditions are satisfied in the interets of the public and myself the victim, in achieving the objective they have in mind.
If a compromise were not the suggestion of the authorities, I would not consider it, the reason being that I had reported my cases to the Crown and the Government and the same are within the knowledge of a number of leaders in the Administration and senior public servants of undoubted integrity.
Inasmuch as I have had bad experience with and been repeatedly defrauded by them, it is not my policy to contact personally any of the swindlers, protection racketeers, corruptive Chinese police detectives or their agents, as suggested by the middle-aged anti-corruption officer with whom I had two appointmentxx
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Knowing that your Office has been acting as a bridge between members of the public and government departments, I beg to request you to communicate or telephone the Commissioner of Police or the Director of Anti-Corruption to find out if a compromise is the suggestion of the authorities, and, if so, to act as an intermediary in the matter. The file no. of my cases is AC/891/73 as per police records and EBCR L/M(A) 26/73 as per records of the Colonial Secretariat.
It should be pointed out that my cases are neither a private affair nor an isolated incident; they have very wide social implications and can be seen as a reflection of the state of moral bankruptcy in our society and the police force.
Eventually, I pray that Honourable Members of the Councils will take up the matter of the aforesaid swindle syndicates with the Attorney General and press on the Government for tough legislation expressly outlawing such skilfully planned schemes of fraud with heavy penalties for the defendants including deportation of the masterminds or bosses of same from the Colony, even though the evidence available are not sufficient to establish their guilt. Thanking you in advance for your kind attention and assistance,
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Yours faithfully,
Pun Ting Chau
PS. I shall be free to call at your Office to see you personally on a Saturday morning
if I were given an appointment 2-3 days in advance.
The present indications are that there have been irregularities or malpractices in the so-called "investigations" into my cases. The staff of the Police Anti-Corruption Branch have connections or at least have communicated with the suspects otherwise they would not have known that they were willing to seek a compromise with me.
Enclosures. 1. Report on the Yuen Foong Lung Swindle Racket.
2. Petition to His Excellency The Governor.
3. Appendix---Protection Racket for Criminals. 4. Appendix---Triad Society Activities.
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