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"The measures suggested by Sir Alastair to minimise the risk
of Godber's departure were not overlooked. Each one of them was
carefully considered," said the Commissioner, "and although, as Mr. Dawson
said in evidence before the Commission, we wanted to arrest Godber as
soon as there was evidence to justify this, we regarded this seven-day
period in the Attorney General's letter as a sort of moratorium during
which our hands were tied,"
"Nevertheless, in the light of Sir Alastair's comments, and with the benefit of hind sight, I now accept that perhaps nore might have been done to reduce the chance of Godber leaving Hong Kong,"
Mr. Sutcliffe concluded.
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