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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 124 OF 14 FEBRUARY.
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1. SIR PAUL BRYAN HAS PUT DOWN THREE QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
ON 17 FEBRUARY, TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE:
(A) IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROGRESS IN THE FORMATION OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN HONG KONG AND THEIR EFFECTIVE-
NESS IN DISCOURAGING CRIME.
(B) WHAT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO INCREASE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE HONG KONG POLICE BY CIVILIANISATION, THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC WARDENS AND RECRUITMENT OF AUXILIARIES.
(C) IF YOU WILL GIVE FIGURES TO ILLUSTRATE PROGRESS IN THE
RECRUITMENT OF POLICE IN HONG KONG OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
2. TWO QUESTIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN PUT DOWN BY MR JAMES JOHNSON, FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON 19 FEBRUARY, TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE: (A) HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE MADE FORMAL COMPLAINTS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONS TO THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION SINCE IT BEGAN ITS INVESTIGATAIONS IN
FEBRUARY 1974 AND IF HE WILL LIST THESE BY RANK AND RACE, RESPECTIVELY.
(B) HOW MANY HONG KONG POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE
INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION: WHAT PROPORTION THIS
IS OF THE TOTAL INVESTIGATING COMPLEMENT: AND HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE SERVED IN THE FORMER ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICE OF THE HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
3. WE APOLOGISE FOR THE SHORT NOTICE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PROPOSE REPLIES, WHOSE TO SIR P BRYAN TO ARRIVE BY 170930Z AND THOSE TO FR JOHNSON BY 1339392. (THE CONSIDERATIONS REFERRED TO IN OUR TEL NO 1049 OF 29 NOVEMBER AGAIN APPLY)
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