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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1974
PROCEDURES LAID DOWN FOR DEALING WITH GRAFT
ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST 1.C.A.C. OFFICERS ******
THE GOVERNOR HAS ISSUED AN INSTRUCTION SETTING OUT THE PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH ANY ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION WHICH MAY BE MADE AGAINST OFFICERS OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
THIS WAS REVEALED TODAY BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. MICHAEL CLINTON, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. WOO ́ PAK-CHUEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE INSTRUCTION STATES THAT IF ANY SUCH ALLEGATION IS RECEIVED EITHER BY THE COMMISSION OR BY ANY PUBLIC OFFICER IT MUST BE REFERRED IMMEDIATELY TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHO WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE ALLEGATION WARRANTS SPECIAL CONSIDERATION -- IN WHICH CASE HE WILL REFER IT TO THE GOVERNOR OR WHETHER IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION BY THE COMMISSION ITSELF, OR WHETHER IT DOES NOT WARRANT ANY FURTHER ACTION.
WHERE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSIDERS THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION HE WILL INFORM THE COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION, WHO WILL PASS THE ALLEGATION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S VIEW TO THE COMMISSION'S OPERATIONS TARGET COMMITTEE, MR. CLINTON EXPLAINED. THE COMMISSIONER WOULD IN DUE COURSE REPORT WHAT ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN BOTH TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TO THE TARGET COMMITTEE.
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IN CASES WHERE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSIDERS THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED HE WILL PASS THE ALLEGATION TOGETHER WITH HIS VIEW ON IT TO THE COMMISSIONER, WHO WILL INFORM THE TARGET COMMITTEE IN CASE THE COMMITTEE MAY CONSIDER THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS CALLED FOR, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY ADDED.
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