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Registry No. HKK.14/18 DEPARTMENT Hong Kong
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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GOVERNOR, HONG KONG >
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Your Saving Despatch No. 216 of February 1970
Prevention of Bribery Bill
As promised in my telegram No. 547, Clause 10
has now been submitted to Ministers.
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Saving to:-
Distribution:-
Files
HKD
UND
Sir L. Monson Mr. Wilford
Copies to:-
Legal Advisers
P.S. to
Mr. Royle
P.S. to P.U.S.
EXAMINED AT
SIGNADORE
Siet:AMPLE - 1740/14
1735/1419
Though technically this Clause creates an
offence separate and distinct from that of corruption,
any person convicted under this Clause would in
reality be convicted because the circumstances
raised a suspicion that he had been guilty of
corruption. As such the Clause violates the
principle that a man shall not be convicted of a
criminal offence unless a Court is satisfied beyond
reasonable doubt that he has committed the offence.
It cannot be accepted that this is an "abstract
principle".
On the contrary it is basic to the
whole British approach to criminal law both in this
country and in other countries for which Britain
has responsibilities.
It has therefore been a
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