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Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd were closely questioned by the Commission. It appears that about 9 p.m. on Wednesday 6th June they called on the Godbers, returning home some time after midnight. According to the Lloyds, Godber drank a considerable quantity of wine, condemned the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance as being "against natural justice" and "an invasion of privacy",

and said that his counsel should "use his case to challenge

the validity of the Ordinance".

It appears from Ir. Lloyd's evidence that, in the course of the evening, Godber insisted that his wife should

leave Hong Kong at once because "it was unfair to her to put

her through the degradation of his trial and expose her to the

contempt of neighbours". The Godbers were in process of packing

up the contents of their flat at this time preparatory to

retirement; and Godber asked Mrs. Lloyd if she would "supervise the packers" as he expected "to be charged with little likelihood

of bail".

According to the Lloyds' evidence, Mrs. Godber called

at the Lloyds' flat at 1.30 p.m. on 7th June; and she gave

Mrs. Lloyd a key to her flat; and the two women then proceeded

to Kai Tak by taxi.

Godber called on the Lloyds about 8.30 p.m. on the

evening of 7th June. He said that the Prevention of Bribery

Ordinance was "contrary to the Strasbourg agreement on human

rights". He had instructed Mr. Gunston to write to the Attorney

General requesting further time to prepare his representations;

and the Attorney General had refused this request. 1. Lloyd

said that Ir. Godber appeared to be bitter about this. He also

said that Godber was in a highly agitated and excitable mood;

that he voiced his sorrow at sending his wife away; and, as he

left the flat, he said something about packing a case and moving

to a hotel. The Lloyds said that Godber gave them no indication

that he intended to leave Hong Kong the following day.

As regards the letter addressed to Godber by Mrs. Godber

which she enclosed in her letter to the Lloyds written from Sussex ("G" attached) Mrs. Lloyd said that she returned this

to Mrs. Godber because Godber was no longer in Hong Kong. She