TNAG-0411-FCO40-457-Allegations-of-bribery-and-corruption-in-the-Hong-Kong-polic-1973 — Page 84

358

NOTE OF A MEETING HELD AT THE HOME OFFICE ON 27 NOVEMBER 1973 TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE DOUBLE CRIMINALITY RULE IN THE FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT 1967, IN RELATION TO OFFENCES COMMITTED IN HONG KONG

Present:

Mr FLT Graham-Harrison Home Office (in the Chair)

Sir Duncan Watson

Mr N Larmour

Mr A C Stuart

Mr A R Rushford

Mr H V Richardson

Mr JS Dixon

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Mr M G de Winton

Law Officers

Ar A JE Brennan

1.

Mrs C Price

Mr BO Bubbear

Mr J Fowler

Home Office

In response to the Chairman's invitation, and by way of introduction, Sir Duncan Watson explained that the existenc of the double criminality rule in the 1967 Act, which had recently prevented us from sending back to Hong Kongs poliet offers cecuso il Ef being in

by a

i

imixplained contre it

یا مشره

1007 Her Trevenkee - is Bribery Cidinincs

ty or granite D

ghaped with possession, of

polic

explained property contrary to their Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, had caused

This official emoluments a serious political problem in our relations with Hong Kong. The Frime Minister was going to Hong Kong on 12 January 1974 He had chreciva that the opportunting should be taken to resite who wey bilatera and it was desirele to find before ther song way of destine including this one, before his marsit.

therefore

with the problem to which the Godber Pase had drawn attention. It would be necessary to make submissions to Ministers before the Frime Minister's visit, and Godbez and the death sentene

the Perf "Fere active toring in the Colony.

In the case of Godber,

believed

the Chinese in Hong Kong felt that the UK Government had failed to take action against a European who was being allowed to live unmolested in the UK. They felt that this would not have been allowed to happen if the fugitive had been a Chine- man en As a result, public relations in Hong Kong bad been affecka. The Coabet essa had thrown a new light on our decisione deteriorateár He concluded by saying that the FOU SAW JAZZ to the departent lävistones,

Crt magya

applying the double criminality rule in fut

1966 t

1

A