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Government acted properly in terminating his

appointment.

His case has been looked into

many times as a result of his continual

representations to various

Members of Parliament.

I myself met him on

5 April this year and subsequently asked the

Inspector General of Colonial Police to again

again

examiné, Mr Ellis's complaints and

allegations about the 1963 and 1965 enquiries

into his case in Hong Kong. After a

thorough examination of the case, the

Inspector General is satisfied that these

enquiries were entirely adequate in the

circumstances. Mr Ellis, incidentally, is

now one of my own constituents.

As for the general allegations of

corruption, this is of course a grave and

worrying problem. But there is no doubt

that the Hong Kong Government are tackling

it vigorously. Police disciplinary

regulations and administrative orders designed

to deal with allegations of corruption in

Hong Kong are the most stringent of all the

Dependent Territories. It is a great pity

that ex-Chief Superintendent Godber was able

to leave Hong Kong, but it should not be

forgotten that had it not been for the

determined action by the police, the case

might never have been uncovered at all.

The Governor is determined to eradicate

any corruption that exists in the Hong Kong

/Police Force

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