RESTRICTED
CSBCR 1/4263/74
RECEIVED REGISTRY No.52 13 JUN1975
Colonial Secretariat,
Hong Kong.
6th June, 1975
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CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH CIRCULAR NO.29 /75
Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201), Acceptance of Advantages Regulations and Establishment Regulations 490-494
(Note: Distribution of this circular is SCALE A,
i.e. it should be read by all officers.
A Chinese translation is attached.)
The purpose of this circular is to bring to the attention of all officers in the public service:
2.
(a) Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance
(Cap. 201);
(b) The Acceptance of Advantages Regulations, made under Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201); and
(c) Establishment Regulations 490-494.
Full texts of sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) dealing with the soliciting or acceptance of an advantage and bribery respectively are set out at Appendix I..
3.
The Acceptance of Advantages Regulations concerning the Governor's general and special permission under section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) are reproduced at Appendix II,
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Entertainment is not an advantage as defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201), and the acceptance by an officer of entertainment, such as a meal, is not therefore, prohibited by the Ordinance. This does not mean, however, that an officer is free to accept lavish or unreasonably generous or frequent entertainment, or indeed any entertainment which could embarrass him in the discharge of his duties. An officer who accepts entertainment otherwise than in accordance with Establishment Regulations 490-494 as set out at Appendix III will render himself liable to disciplinary proceedings.
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