TNAG-0259-FCO40-295-Legislation-for-prevention-of-bribery-in-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 192

Clause 18

This provision for the surrender of a passport as a condition of bail seems to be something that should be part of the general law

if it is to be enacted at all. Are persons suspected of corruption more likely than others to abscond? The clause as a whole means that a public officer, for example, who is preparing to go on leave may be arrested and held to bail on a mere suspicion. This will be done publicly, but if the suspicion proves unfounded there seems no means of restoring the 'officer's reputation.

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