WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1989
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TO
APPLY ANY UNUSED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS
PURPOSES,
IT WOULD FURTHER ENABLE THE COMMITTEE BALANCE OF INCOME AFTER MAKING PROVISIONS SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE TO SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL THAN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ALONE, AS THE COMMITTEE MIGHT DECIDE.
I
RATHER
TO MR LIAO STRESSED THAT THE FUND WOULD CONTINUE
THE PRESERVE ITS ORIGINAL OBJECTS AND
BENEFITS IT PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AFTER THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED MADE.
IN
BC ABLE
ΤΟ OFFERED
THE THE BILL WERE
ΤΟ
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
POLICE LEADERSHIP HAS WORKED HARD TO ELIMINATE CORRUPTION
*
THREAT OF NO-ONE IS MORE AWARE OF THE NEED TO DEAL WITH THE CORRUPTION TO THE POLICE FORCE THAN THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND HIS STAFF, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON GEOFFREY BARNES, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
INFORMED
"THEY HAVE CO-OPERATED FULLY WITH THE ICAC AND HAVE ALSO WORKED HARD ON THEIR OWN ACCOUNT OVER THE YEARS TO HELP ERADICATE AND PREVENT CORRUPTION IN THE FORCE, HE SAID.
"THE
■
COMMISSIONER
AND HIS
STAFF
DESERVE THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, AND ARE DOING, EFFECTIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE REMAINS AN
TRUSTED TO SERVE THE AND
HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY WELL, HE ADDED,
MR
་་
FORCE WHICH CAN BE
ELSIE
TU, TO THE
SPECIFIC
HON IN A
REPLY TO A QUESTION WRITTEN
FROM THE BARNES SAID THERE WERE ESTABLISHED AND WELL USED CHANNELS POLICE, ICAC, OMELCO AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR REPORTING INFORMATION, MAKING COMPLAINTS OR OBTAINING ADVICE OR CLARIFICATION ABOUT MATTERS RELATED TO CORRUPTION.
HAD
THE PUBLIC ASKED HOW MEMBERS OF MRS TU
COULD SATISFY THE THEMSELVES THAT PAST CASES WHICH WERE NOT PUBLICLY DEALT WITH IN
IDENTIFIED CORRUPT COURTS WERE SATISFACTORILY INVESTIGATED AND THAT POLICE OFFICERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE FORCE,
MR BARNES SAID ONLY THE COURTS COULD DETERMINE WHETHER A POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION WAS GUILTY OF THE OFFENCE.
"IN
THIS SENSE NO POLICE OFFICER MAY BE IDENTIFIED AS WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE DUE PROCESS OF LAW.
CORRUPT
/"HOWEVER,
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