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141.
It is sometimes extremely difficult to ever attempt to suggest a motive for suicide but in this case an obvious suggestion must be put forward. The evidence of those who knew him well and the criminal evidence against him show a man who
probably led two completely separate lives, and, whereas he led a life of high persomal values and principles in front of his friends and in the course of his costabulary duties, he also led a twighlight life that was not only against the law as laid down in Hong Kong but also against the high moral code that he out- wardly professed. It is likely that he knew that he was going to be arrested and he took his life not only to pre-empt the course of justice but also to avoid the adverse publicity that a case
would bring. At what stage he made this decision will never be known.
Alie
M.N.W.Pelly SP
Assistant Divisional Superintendent
Kowloon City
22.2.80
CONFIDENTIAL