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Mr Murray
PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
HKA 412/393/4
No!
4 APL DIS
PA
Tuen
Lord Garawy Roberts
I had the 3
agrees.
"HONG KONG: YAUMPFET CORRUPTION CASE
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Anglunay, Arstewart-
Laco
1. In his Submission of 22 March Mr Stewart sought and obtained the Secretary of State's agreement that colonial Regulation 55 should be used to dismiss 138 Police and Customs Officers out of 149 suspected of involvement in the Yaumatei corruption case. The Secretary of State also
agreed that in the remaining eleven cases there was
insufficient evidence to justify the use of CR 55.
2. These decisions were conveyed to the Hong Kong Government who have now produced further evidence in 4 of
the 11 doubtful cases. Mr Thompson of this Department, Mr Stewart, the Departmental Legal Adviser and the
Overseas Police Adviser have each separately scrutinised
these 4 files and are all satisfied that in all the cases
there are now sufficient grounds for it not to be in the
public interest for the Officers concerned to remain in the
service of the Hong Kong Government.
3. I recommend that I be authorised to convey to the
Government of Hong Kong the pleasure of the Crown that the
4 Officers should no longer hold office.
telegram.
P.S.
Mr Cortazzi
LIT
KEL
120
I submit a draft
31/3
30 March 1978
W.E. Chantill
W E Quantrill
Hong Kong & General
Department
Lord Garonwy Roberts will recall the sofs!
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