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Thr. Ennals has noted
Lord Garmony-
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HONG KONG: CORRUPTION
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Mr Ennals has seen the article in the "Guardian.
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request to 4 MPs to press for an external commission of inquiry into the corruption in Hong Kong.
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2. The Minister of State is answering questions on Hong Kong in the House on Wednesday and believes that this aspect will be pressed. He would be grateful to know whether Lord Goronwy-Roberts is satisfied that the corruption question is being fully dealt with in the Colony.
I should be grateful if the Department could look
again at the supplementaries for the Hong Kong questions and consider whether the briefing is adequate on the
3.
question of the possible appointment of an external commission of inquiry.
27 January 1975
A. J. Cole.
A J.Coles
PS/Minister of State
Corruption is
a
Curse
б
that
Hong Kong, but it should be
remembered
the present publicity results from the successful king of corrupt officers.
unmasking
Commission.
The Governor's Independent.
beginning
against Comeption is with
The
public
cooperation
Commission
helpful.
I believe the
it
arend watch
to
is
show results, gratifying
сий
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chance
and have to be
the
Commission should be given
If not
looks like being successful. The position
carefully
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affected by corruption,
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