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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1974.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE SET UP TO ADVISE COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION ON MAJOR POLICY MATTERS

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A SPECIAL COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION ON MAJOR POLICY ASPECTS OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION'S WORK IN THE FIELD OF CORRUPTION PREVENTION.

THE INTENTION TO FORM SUCH A COMMITTEE WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS TO THE NEW SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 16.

THE CORRUPTION PREVENTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL HAVE AS ITS CHAIRMAN, THE COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION, MR. JACK CATER.

THE 10 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE MR. J.H. BREMRIDGE, MISS PAULINE CHAN, MISS SAN SAN CHING, MR. S.V. GITTINS,

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MR. 1.G. DANIEL, DR. L.K. DING, MR. G.M. MACWHINNIE, MR. WILLIAM K.C. SHUM, MR. M.D.A. CLINTON AND THE DIRECTOR OF CORRUPTION PREVENTION, MR. PERCY WARR.

THE COMMITTEE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING AND

CALLING FOR REPORTS FROM THE ICAC ABOUT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC BODIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHICH MAY BE CONDUCTIVE TO CORRUPTION, AND TO ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION WHAT ÁREAS SHOULD BE EXAMINED AND THEIR DEGREE OF PRIORITY.

IT WILL CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM SUCH EXAMINATIONS AND ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER ON FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS WELL AS MONITORING THE STEPS TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ON THE COMMITTEE'S ADVICE.

A FURTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO ASSIST IN THE WORK OF THE ICAC, THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS, IS EXPECTED TO BE SET UP EARLY NEXT YEAR AFTER MORE STAFF HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TO THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BRANCH OF ICAC.

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