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Wednesday, June 13, 1973
OMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ANTI-BRIBERY ORDINANCE
The Governor in Council has today (Wednesday) appointed the
Hon. Mr. Justice Blair-Kerr, as the Commissioner of a Corission of
Inquiry with the following terms of reference:-
(a)
To report on the circumstances in which a person, whose prosecution under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance was at an advanced stage of consideration, was able to leave Hong Kong.
(b) In the light of experience of the working of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, and having regard also to the need to preserve basic human rights under the law, to:
(i) report on the effectiveness of the
Ordinance and to suggest amendments;
(ii)
to suggest any other changes in current arrangements considered necessary.
The Hon. Mr. Justice Blair-Kerr will be the only member of the Commission;
ho has been asked to report on the first term of reference within three weeks
and the second term of reference within three months.
It has been left entirely to the discretion of the Commissioner
whether any part of the hearings are held in public.
Release Time: 7.45 p.m.