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In his Second Report, Sir Alastair Blair-Kerr
recommended that a number of changes be made to
Colonial Regulations, in order to make it less difficult
to remove Government servants against whom insufficient
evidence to secure a conviction for corruption is
available.
Discussions have taken place on this subject
between the Secretary for the Civil Service and the
three Staff Associations.
I am pleased to be able to say that the
representatives of the Staff Associations have taken a
most reasonable and responsible attitude towards the
proposals which have been put to them. Quite rightly
they are concerned, on behalf of their members, to ensure
that while corrupt officers are vigorously pursued and
swiftly removed from the Public Service, the honest officer,
who is very much in the majority in the Public Service will
be properly protected against any possible victimisation
or injustice.
I hope that we shall be able to reach a formula
which is both acceptable to the Associations and to
serving officers and yet will enable the Government to
get rid of corrupt officers with a reasonable degree of
speed and certainty.
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Sir Alastair also suggested various improvements
the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
These have been
considered by the Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary of State's Legal Advisers, and it is hoped
that a bill to give effect to most of Sir Alastair's
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