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PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Hr R. W. Primrose, J.P.

ministrative Secretary to UMELCO ffice of Unofficial Members of Executive & Legislative Councils R. 306 Windsor House

Des Vouex Rd. C. Hong Kong

BY REGISTERED POST

Pun Ting Chau 147 Woc Sung St.

2nd. Fl. Front Portion, Kowloom

26th Oct. 1973

Dear Sir,

had I am the victim to a 'Lo Chin Kult') or 'Tin Sin Kuk (1) svindle und her been defrauded of HIS 279,000.00 cash in a series of fraudulent activities by a group of swindlers "registered" with the agents for top Chinese police detectives in a racket being operated under "protection" in premises situated at 126 Wing Lok St. 2nd. Fl. Flat "A" Hong Kong under the disguise of an "office".

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After I was informed of the swindle by a serving police detective constable called

4) of the Mongkok Police Station and his accomplices, I made extensive inquiriecy wifedtly and indirectly, extending over a period of 3 months, among friends, acquaintances and others, including lawyers, policemen, rast victims to swindles of like nature and people acquainted with or knowledgeable in the illegal activities of triad societies and swindle rackets.

Thanks to leaver and through the introduction of a serving police detective sergeant named Ma

AMD. I had been able to contact and converse with, on 14th June 1973, a

called Mr Len() who proved to be the top administrator of the protection ring behind all similar swindle rackets operating on Hong Kong Island. In my presence, Mr Lam produced notebooks containing records not only of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the swindle rackets operating in the Colony but also of the real names, residential addresses and private telephone numbers of their bosses. Please be advised that people engaged in illegal activities usually use their aliases or false names in stead of their real names. Summarised, Mr Lem revealed to me the following confidential information:-

1. There are a total of 99 swindle rackets "registered" with him as per his records. 2. The "Lo Chin Kuk' or 'Tin Sin Kuk' avindle rackets in the Colony are defrauding

innocent victims of at least 30 millions Hong Kong dollars each year; their annual operating expenses are estimated to be not less than 10 millions dollers local currency.

3. He "served" the former Chinese police detective chief for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

Districts

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for years and up to the time of his retirement.

4. He is at mnosen.

namely T

osent lworking" for Chinese police detective chiefs in identical posts,

), C.I.D. Headquarters, Hong Kong Island District and C.I.D. "Headquarters, Kowloon District.

In addition, my patient inquiries through other channele disclosed astonishing realities in our society and the police force as follows:-

(a) The swindle rackets "registered" with the administrator of the protection ring are required to pay the Chinese police detectives attached to the C.I.D. Headquarters, the Commercial Crime Office and the General Investigation Office 30% of the cash of which victims have been defrauded as "blind-eye money" or "protection roner". (b) The number of cwindle rackets operating under disguises of "offices", "luxury homes" etc. en bath sides of the harbour is estimated to be well over 100, resulting in hundreds of swindles each year. Despite the seriousness of the crimes committed, the swindlers are scarcely brought to justice as a result of the existence of the said protection racket except where they do not pay the palice 30% of the proceeds of their avidnles.

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