BACKGROUND
CONFIDENTIAL
1. Police Inspector MacLennan shot himself just before he
was to be arrested for homosexual offences. The peculiar
circumstances of his death led the Coroner's jury to bring in
an open verdict. There were allegations that he might have
been murdered. The Governor set up a Commission of Inquiry.
2. Thirteen Police Officers were mentioned in the Commission's
Report. Three cases have been referred to the Complaints
Against the Police Office, three are being dealt with adminis-
tratively within the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and the Commissioner
of Police is being asked to consider the need for similar action in
two other cases. No action is warranted against the remaining
five officers.
It would not be appropriate to make these details
public.
Hong Kong and General Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office 17 December 1981
CONFIDENTIAL