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Mr. Stan Nowens, MP,
¡louse of Commons,
Westminster, London W 1
U.K.
Dear Mr. Newens,
Thank you for sending me the reply of Lord Goromry-Roberts, concerning the case of
I felt a bit sickened as I read it. Just the same old time, a fac-simile of the replies of the Hong Kong Goverment, and this is precisely the reason why the rottenness in Hong Kong has grom over the years,
The
To point out one fact from the letter which speaks louder tilau opinion:
did indeed do well and gain good reports as a constable and a corporal. ....At the (Police Training) School, however, his performance did not match up to his carlier promise." Precisely. Lan did not suddenly change and he is still a Luch-above-average policeman, standing out head and shoulders in every way above his peers. The system of promotion was utterly corrupt, and
did not measure up to that. If this is doubted, check why
vas in prison, and look
into the cases of men who were sacked for honesty (like
and the sexkor, umieli-
promoted police now on the run in Taiwan, Canada and Sju in.
was wrongly
If Lord Goromry-Roberts does not believe that treated, his opinion is not shared by the comson people of liong Kong, nor by low-ranking police who always become the sca egoats for their superior officers,
Lord Gorɑmy-w-erts does not see: to think it strange that with about 170,000 cars in llong Kong,
should have had two charges vilen he had an alibi and a third dismissed, In the case vhere he was convicted, he left his station in his car, and it was easy for the next police post to send out a man to note down his car numer and bring a false charge. Circumstantial evidence here is surely more reliable tian mere "opinion".
It is regrettable that
Lade accusations against
any others commected with his case only because he caumot prove ùis allegation, I believe, ecause they are only adduced from the circumstances. The persons he accuses leave themselves open to suspicion when they moet in a judge's chamber however i.mocent their business may be. Nor does it
/make the....