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TC PRIORITY F C C TELNO 309 OF 11 MARCH 1978.
PERSONAL FOR HOBLEY FROM BRIDGE.
YOUR TELNO 206: YAU MA TEI CORRUPTION CASE.
LAST (2
WE TOC ASSUMED THAT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE PROCEDURES WOULD ACCORD
WITH THAT OF OTHER CR CASES.
2. WE THINK THAT THE ONLY SATISFACTORY ANSWER IS FOR OUR
CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH TO PROCESS THE FILES IN BATCHES AND TO SEND THEM BY BAGS LEAVING HONG KONG ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
OF EACH WEEK.
3. ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO SEND THEM WITH A HONG KONG TEAM WHICH
COULD ASSIST IN PROCESSING IN LONDON, THOUGH ON REFLECTION WE HAVE SOME UNEASINESS LEST THE PRESENCE OF SUCH A TEAM IN LONDON WOULD GIVE THE IMPRESSION OF UNDUE INFLUENCE BEING EXERTED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON S OF S.
4. HUNTER INTENDS TO SEND FIRST BATCH OF FILES BY BAG CN
WEDNESDAY.
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