PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Hr J. J. E. Morrin
Director of Anti-Gorruption
Room 212, Mercantile Bank Bldg.
9 Ice House St.
Hong Kong
Dear Sir,
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BY REGISTERED POST
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STAMP OUT CORRUPTION
Please Assist the Anti- Corruption Branch by: coming to Sincere Building. 5th Floor, 173 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong or telephone 5-457777 to report any cases of corrupt practices which come to your notice.
The daily working hours of the Anti-Corruption Branch are from 8.30 a.m. to 12 Mid night on weekdays, from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and from 9 a.m. to i p.m. on Sundays and Public Holidays.
The staff of the Anti- Corruption Branch are
Pun Ting Chau
147 Woo Sung St.
2nd. Fl. Front Portion, Yaumati, Kowloon
14th Dec. 1973
Re: AC/RB/891/73 & M prepared to meet you at any Woodward
place and time convenient to you, and all reports will be
It has been almost five months since I was dealt with confidentially. he police started their "investigations" into my complaints, or, put in another way, since"the matter was
being investigated."
The above named have been put in charge of "investigating" my cases; in the process, however, their attitude and remarks aroused my suspicioninsofar as they have, since the 2nd. appointment, been trying to find fault with and to smear the victim and the oppressed by saying something which have nothing to do with the targets of their so-called "investigations".
To see for myself if the abovenamed have been carrying out their duties, I made some inquiries personally and consulted people acquainted with police matters; as a result, I understand that the "actions" which the above named tried to lead me into believing had been a departure from generally adopted investigating procedures.
During the past 4-5 months, I have had 3 appointments with the abovenamed and Mr T. W. Henderson, of the Kowloon Anti-Corruption Office.
As reported to you in my previous letters, there had been seven(7) attempts by a total of nine(9) mysterious persons knocking on the door of my premises pressing the bell asking for me since the "investigations" started in early August this year. There had been indirect approaches through other channels too.
Surprisingly enough, during conversation with me in Maxim Cafe, Prince Bldg. Hong Kong on 17th Oct. 1973, M/s
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conveyed to me the information that these mysterious persons were agents for the racketeers referred to in my reports who were anxiously willing to seek compromise with he and suggested that I should, directly or indirectly, contact these mysterious persons who would not do me any harm. It is very interesting that there had been no more mysterious persons calling at my premises asking for me after M/s
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revealed to me the intention of the racketeers and the purpose of the series of visits by these mysterious callers, thus clarifying their attitude; they seemed to be waiting for my response.
During the latest appointment with me in the bar in Singapore Hotel, Hong Kong on 5th Dec. 1973, the above named deliberately put to me a series of silly and insulting questions some of which have nothing to do with my cases, as they did on a similar occasion on 17th Oct. 1973; they asked me if I were still prepared to contact the agents for the racketeers in question.
went so far as to say that my British Passport No. 98270 was a forged one---the subject matter of a sale; in other words, I bought it with money. Right away,
I asked him to stay where he was for quarter of an hour so that I could bring him from my office the said British Passport for sighting. He did not have the courage to accept my challenge and leave the bar hastily after finishing his drinks.
His timidity shows that he is not honest and trustworthy; he has been foolishly and unjust -ly trying to smear a victim who had been swindled and oppressed. Their attitude and remarks generally cast doubt on their devotion to duties and integrity as law enforcement officers. My experience tells me that they do not seem to be anti-corruption officers as I never heard from them one single word signifying disapproval of crimes, corruption, protection racketeering and the like.
In the 1st appointment on 4th Sept. 1973, I met with Mr T. W. Henderson too, who, quite a strong contrast to the abovenamed, took an unbiassed and impartial attitude towards my cases; he was a fine policeman.
With your intelligence and experience, you can guess at first thought what the abovenamed have been doing and what has been going on with some staff of the ACB. The remarks in my previous letters can well be substantiated and are by no means exaggerations.
Summarised, there is evidence to suggest
that
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