simply a question whether a provision designed to
prevent disclosures, which, by alerting the suspect,
might frustrate an investigation, was applicable.
However, as the man in question appeared in
proceedings before a Magistrates Court, it was
limit
decided not to interfere with the freedom to report
judicial proceedings provided for under the Judicial
Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Ordinance, and
no prosecutions are to be instituted.
Mr Godber has been charged in Hong Kong under
Section 10 of the Frevention of Bribery Ordinance.
This section makes it an offence for a public servant
to be in possession of pecuniary resources
disproportionate to his official emoluments,
unless
he can give a satisfactory explanation. There is,
however, no similar offence under UK law. Under the
La parsm may not be
an offende
do 16 not
UK Fugitive Offenders Act,
extraditable from Britain unless it is also an
extradited from Brithm for
offence under UK law. Consequently Mr Godber cannot
be extradited unless the Hong Kong authorities can
produce evidence of an extraditable offence, eg a the actual raking of a
a pact of the case are also ated bribe. Their enquiries into this /being
pursued vigorously.
monstrates the Hong Kong Government are determined to
to pursue their investigating into provible ceneern to investigate possible cases of corruption
e/case
,whatever)
even at high level they occur.
am fance makes
that offence is
The Foreign and
Cuth Sec? ades me to tell you, for Mihrism's information
that he is carbaria
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