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CONFIDENTIAL

Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1

CH Prior Esq

Head of C3 Division

HOME OFFICE

Dear Prior,

Telephone 01-

Your reference

Our reference

Date

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13 September 1973

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FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT 1967: HONG KONG

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The Hong Kong Government have for some time been concerned about corruption in the public service of Hong Kong. In 1970 the Hong Kong Legislature enacted a Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, which among other things created a new offence of possession of unexplained property.

This offence is constituted by section 10 of the Ordinance, subsection (1) and (2) of which read as follows:

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"(1) Any person who, being or having been a Crown servant

(a) maintains a standard of living above that which

is commensurate with his present or past official emoluments; or

(b) is in control of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his present or past official emoluments,

shall, unless he gives a satisfactory explanation to the court as to how he was able to maintain such a standard of living or how such pecuniary resources or property came under his control, be guilty of an offence.

(2) No prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) shall be instituted without the consent in writing of the Attorney General, who shall, before consenting to the institution of a prosecution against a person for such an offence, inform that person that a prosecution against him for such an offence is under consideration and give him an opportunity of making representations in writing to the Attorney General.

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Recently, as you may know, a senior officer in the Hong Kong police force by name of Godber came under suspicion. Enquiries

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