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Lau Chu Pak:-

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Josue Reece Lee, recalled:-

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Mr Lee, we want to know from you what you have heard

amongst the Inspectors about the present seaxenging

contractor ?

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Well, it was rumoured before the contractor took over

the work that Mr Lau chu Pak's secretary was going to

be one of the partners.

The Chairman:-

About how long ago was that roughly, Mr Lee ?

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More than a month, I should think.

Did you hear the name mentioned ?

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Shelton Hooper:-

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Xr Pang. He was formerly a olerk in the Sanitary

Department.

Was it on accountef that rumour that the Inspectors 11/

have made things rather unpleasant for this contractor?

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I dont know. I could not say whether it was or not.

It may be.

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Is it not true that they want to put a certain man on

the job?

I dont know that. I have not heard. I just suggested

to you that it would be a good thing to put the former

contractor on,

-the one that was there before the

last one.

What is his name ▼

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Pang On. But I never heard any of the other Inspectors

say anything about that.

Did you hear the rumour that Mr Pang, Mr Lau's clerk, was interested or going to be interested ? Did you

understand that he was a partner of one of the people

who had sent in a tender for the contract ?

That he was to be one of the shareholders in the

scavenging contract.

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But if it was not accepted. Who was he going to be a

shareholder with ? Whose tender had been sent in that

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