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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 21st October 1970.

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A Members are already aware, the Honourable FUNG Ping-fan is to be the Chairman of this Committee and the following five gentlemen have now agreed to serve as members:

Judge T. YANG, District Judge

Mr T. C. LA of the Department of Extra-Mural Studies in the

Chinese University

The Honourable G.M. B. SALMON, a Member of this Council, who represents the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Mr Li Fook-kow, Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs

and Mr M. A. B. STEVENSON, Deputy Director of Information Services. The Secretary of the Committee will be Mr A. F. NEOн, an Administra- tive Officer of the Colonial Secretaria

Government business

First reading

PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL 1970

MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) (NO 2) BILL 1940 TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1970 BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT)

BILL 1970

Second

Bills read the first time and ordered to be set down for second reading pursuant to Standing Order No 41(3)

Second reading

PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL 1970

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (MR D. T. E. ROBERTS) moved the second reading of:-"A bill to make further and better provision for the prevention of bribery and for purposes necessary thereto or con- nected therewith."

He said:-Sir, it is impossible to assess with any accuracy the extent to which society in Hong Kong is affected by corruption. The number of cases reported to the police and the number of convictions obtained cannot be regarded as a true indication of the real extent of the problem, since there is seldom any complaint from the man who gets what he pays his bribe for. Similarly, statistics are not available to compare the incidence of bribery here with that of other countries in Asia, though the generally held belief is that our record is certainly