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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1977
UNOFFICIALS STRONGLY SUPPORT DISMISSAL POWERS OF
POLICE COMMISSIONER *****
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE AMENDMENT TO THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE SUMMARY DISMISSAL OF ANY POLICEMAN WHO WILFULLY DISOBEYS A LAWFUL ORDER.
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE UNOFFICIALS, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, DR. THE HON. S.Y. CHUNG ASSURED THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNMENT THAT ALL THE UNOFFICIALS WILL GIVE THEIR SUPPORT
IN RESISTING THE BLACKMAIL OF THIS SMALL GANG OF CORRUPT POLICEMEN WHO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MOBILISE OTHER POLICMEN TO PUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE AT STAKE PURELY TO FURTHER THEIR OWN SELFISH, PERSONAL ENDS IN A TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND DISGRACEFUL MANNER.+
HE DESCRIBED THE AMNESTY ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST SATURDAY AS VERY GENEROUS IN THE MINDS OF THE PUBLIC AND SAID THAT TO RETREAT ANY FURTHER WOULD AMOUNT TO CONDONING CORRUPTION TO AN EXTENT WHICH IS DEFINITELY UNACCEPTABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG,
+WE CANNOT ALLOW A SMALL NUMBER OF CORRUPT POLICEMEN WHO DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE AMBIT OF THIS AMNESTY TO INCITE THOSE OF THEIR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE COVERED BY THE AMNESTY OR THE MAJORITY WHO ARE HONEST TO DICTATE THE TERMS OF THAT AMNESTY TO THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH UNLAWFUL INDUSTRIAL ACTION WHICH COULD SERIOUSLY JEOPARD ISE THE INTERNAL SECURITY OF HONG KONG.
+THIS IS A PRICE WHICH NO ONE IN HONG KONG CAN AFFORD TO PAY. IN SHORT, WHAT THIS PERFIDIOUS GANG ARE TRYING TO DO IS TO HOLD THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO RANSOM TO SERVE THEIR OWN SELF-INTEREST,+ DR. CHUNG SAID.
TWO OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, THE HON. T.S. LO AND THE HON. WONG LAM SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT.
MR. LO SAID FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BOW TO ANY FURTHER DEMANDS WOULD PUT THE EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT INTO THE HANDS OF THE CORRUPT AND THE NEFARIOUS.
IN HIS VIEW, IF ANY POLICE OFFICER REJECTED THE GOVERNOR'S GENEROUS OFFER OF PARTIAL AMNESTY OR TOOK STEPS WITH INTENT TO FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO DO AWAY WITH ICAC, HE WILL BE MAKING IT MANIFEST THAT WHAT HE WANTS IS TO BE ABLE TO BE CORRUPT AND TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROFIT FROM VARIOUS RACKETS WITHOUT LET OR HINDRANCE.
+FOR HE WILL BE MOTIVATED NOT BY FEAR BUT OUT OF GREED.+ SAID MR. LO.
/SPEAKING IN
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