that it was/
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due to Mal@dministration or Example, for, by careful and
properly exoerineced administration, and application, such corruption
would have ceased to exist.
To confine myself to the Police Force I can definitely
suggest that Example was present also that the conduct of certain
Gazetted Officers whilst in Stanley "amp tends to free the guilty, if
ny? from fear of orosecution due to example shown.
I possess the share scripts that were bought by Police Canteen
-n Funds, gome in H:K: Government Loan and the others in the H:X:
Telephone Co., the latter a private concern and this share script is
made out in the names of 7:4: Perdue, es q ( retired) and the late
:: Scott, esq, both were Senior Superintendants. The negotiations
for their purchase was made by the then Police Accountant. I feel eure
Sir, that you will agree, to say the least, this is "gambling" and an
example for those so corrupt to play on.
I rell remember questione being raised at Canteen General
Meetings regarding sane but evasive ans rera were given.
The knowledge that I gained Pre-"ar regarding corruption
throughout the Government Service was unfortunately lost during
hostilities, T en only left rith a memory.
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I rould at this point Sir, raise a personal question ?
I was
one of the specially selected officers who was ordered
back to Hong Kong for the taking over process and on arrival was
posted to the C.I.D., Water Police Station as 0.1.C. This posting
was made by the then Acta. Comm. of Police. On going to the station
I was
not allowed to assume the post I was alloted and found that I
had to play second fiddle to an ex-Shanghai Policeman who was only
on a one year contract and who was absolutely Green to local law
or conditions. Naturally I did not stand for this and was obliged to
raise the question. This was the start of the lengthy correspondance
The result of this was that the Supt. in Charge
ad
mention, earlier.
A PITTENDRIGH,
es a
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a Post War appointment, informed me that he had
**** taken up the matter with the Actg. Comm. of Police and that he
was making me Chief Inspector in Charge of the water Folice.
This was never published in the Police General Orders but
as the Force was in a transitional period I was made Senior Inspector