CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 169

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Whilst still at the Supreme Court Mr. Lee inquired

whether I had a car, to which I replied I had. Mr. Lee told me then that I was to be posted to the New Territories in October or beginning November.

As no substitute could be found to replace me in the Supreme Court my transfer to the Immigration Department was delayed till the 1st day of December, 1941. On two or three occasions prior to my transfer I was permitted to call at the Immigration Department and on these occasions I did my best to pick up the procedure in accepting applications for permits."

Chairman:

Those were non-accountancy duties, the general duties of seeing the provisions of the Ordinance carried out?

Yea

Mr. Taylor:

Mr. Forrest:

The point I wish to bring out, Kr. Taylor, is this. The first intimation of the likelihood of your appointment

or