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Wednesday, October 17, 1973
COMENTS BY HEAD OF ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
Commenting on his appointment as Head of the new independent Anti-
Corruption Commission this evening, Mr. J. Cater said.
"I know that this new initiative by the Governor to set up an
Anti-Corruption Commission will be very much welcomed by the people of
Hong Kong.
"And for my part I am delighted to have been asked to spearhead
this new organisation.
challenge.
"I have no illusions. It is a marmoth task but it is a great
"It is not the sort of problem that can be solved overnight. It is
going to be a long tough battle, and it will not be won without the whale-
hearted cooperation of everybody, but I can assure you that I an determined
to see this evil of corruption rooted out of our community.
"I am extremely fortunate to have John Prendergast as my Director
of Operations
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a man with a tremendous world wide reputation. He is
known as a man who gets to the heart of a problem with the minimum of
fuse. I worked with him before in the early '60s, and I am very much
looking forward to being with him again.
"My team will be handpicked and will not only be civil servants.
I am going to pick the best possible men to tackle this task."
Release time: 10.00 p.m.