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Wednesday, January 30, 1974

NEW COUNCIL TO BE SET UP TO ADVISE ON WAYS TO FIGHT GRAFT

Public Widely Represented On New Committees

The Independent Commission Against Corruption will be assisted in

its work by a number of new advisory bodies on which members of the public

will be represented.

This was disclosed today by the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Denys

Roberts, when moving the second reading of the Independent Commission Against

Corruption Bill in the Legislative Council.

Among the new committees will be an Advisory Council on Corruption.

Its task will be to advise the Commissioner Against Corruption on such matters

as he may refer to it, and to make recommendations generally about dealing

with corruption in Hong Kong.

It will also advise the Commissioner on the engagement of staff and

their terms of reference.

The other committees to be set up are:

A new Target Committee with roughly the same terms of reference as the present one which assists the Police Anti-Corruption Office in deciding priorities to be given to investigations. It will probably be under the chairmanship

of the Commissioner with a representative of the Attorney

General and two or three unofficial members appointed by

the Governor.

A Corruption Prevention Committee which will advise on the work of the Commission's Corruption Prevention Department and

A Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations which will be broadly representative of the community and will advise on the work of the Community Relations Department.

This participation ............