TNAG-0493-FCO40-558-Establishment-of-Anti-Corruption-Commission-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 66

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO,412 OF 30 APRIL. 1974

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST

CORRUPTION.

1. MR JAMES SILLARS MP HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON 6 MAY:

'TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL CONFIRM THAT MR GEORGE V LIU, PRESENTLY, 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: AND WHAT ARE MR LIU'S CREDENTIALS FOR SUCH A POST'',

2. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVISE, IF POSSIBLE BY 6830Z ON 3 MAY

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