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Friday, January 18, 1974
COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION TO MAKE IMMEDIATE START ON RECRUITING
The newly appointed Independent Commission Against Corruption is
to embark on an immediate recruiting exercise.
Announcing this today, the Commissioner, Mr. Jack Cater, said that
a public notice would be appearing in the press tomorrow, inviting members
of the public to apply for appointments at all levels.
Mr. Cater said the Commission would start operating next month.
"We need talented men and women dedicated to the task of stamping
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out corruption in Hong Kong," he said.
"I expect a good response from the public. As one prominent citizen
so aptly put it to me, this is a task which involves all of us.
If there
is success in this, it will be the community's success."
The Commission will be divided into three departments, dealing with
Operations, Prevention and Community Relations.
The Operations Department, under Mr. John Prendergast, who is also
the Deputy Commissioner, will be responsible for investigating corruption and
preparing cases for prosecution.
The Prevention Department, headed by Mr. Trevor Bedford, will devise
ways and means of preventing corruption.
No selection has yet been made for the top post of the Community
Relations Department, which will be concerned with measures to involve the public
largely through the mass media and through community organisations.
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Mr. Cater said that a newspaper advertisement would be appearing
tomorrow, seeking a Director and an Assistant Director for this department,
whose efforts to mobilise public support in the fight against corruption would
be crucial to its success.
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