PAH J 4000071
KK
香港政府
GIS
新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
Monday, October 16, 1972
HIGH CONVICTION RATE RECORDED BY TARGET COMMITTEE ON CORRUPTION
Forty-nine of the 69 people taken to court in connection with
allegations of corruption during 1971 were members of the public, according
to the Target Committee on Corruption in its review of the progress made.
last year.
Of the remaining 20, seven were police officers and 13 from
other government departments.
These court cases resulted in 59 convictions and 10 acquittals.
The Target Committee said: "Experience shows that the majority of
corruption cases involve members of the public offering government servants
bribes for services rather than solicitation by a government servant."
Urging members of the public to report corruption, the Target
Committee reminded them that "they do not have to pay 'tea money' or
any other illegal charges for services to which they are entitled."
The Target Committee said that 1971 was another record year as
far as reports, investigations, arrests and convictions in connection with
corruption were concerned, particularly the high conviction rate of 85.5 per
cent which reflected an increase of some 15 per cent over 1970.
The Committee noted that more people
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a total of 207 - were taken
to court in connection with corruption during the three years 1969 to 1971
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than in the previous six years, 1963 to 1968, put together when the total was 138.
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