TNAG-0493-FCO40-558-Establishment-of-Anti-Corruption-Commission-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 62

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PRIORITY

OPHER/CAT A

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RESIVID IN RECISTRY No.52

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 494 OF 3 MAY, 1974

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 412 OF 30 APRIL.

- 3 MAY 1974.

NKKIŲ

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: INDEPENDENT COMMISS LON AGAINST

CORRUPTION.

SUGGEST A REPLY ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:

LAST

R

NEX!

REF.

QUOTE NO SIR. I CANNOT CONFIRM THAT MR GEORGE LIU, PRESENTLY THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE HONG KONG STANDARD NEWSPAPER GROUP, HAS

BEEN OFFERED THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN THE

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION. HE HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED

THE POST NOR HAS HE APPLIED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR IT. THE POST REMAINS VACANT AS NO OBVIOUS CANDIDATE EMERGED FROM THOSE WHO

WERE INTERVIEWED FOLLOWING NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS INVITING

APPLICATIONS FOR THE POST. HOWEVER, THE COMMISSIONER HOPES TO FILL THE POST WELL BEFORE THIS DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMISSION COMES FULLY

INTO BEING IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER THIS YEAR UNQUOTE.

2. HOWEVER, PRENDERGAST SUGGESTS THAT STUART SHOULD CHECK THE PROPOSED REPLY WITH CATER WHO MAY HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON RECENTLY ABOUT THE FILLING OF THIS POST. CATER'S CONTACT ADDRESS IN LONDON IS:

25,

SENTINEL HOUSE, SENTINEL SQUARE,

DRENT STREET, HENDON,

LONDON N.W. 4.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HKIO D

NEWS DEPT

PARLIAMENTARY UNIT

MR YOUDE

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

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