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Thr. Ennals has noted

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Mr Ennals has seen the article in the "Guardian.

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request to 4 MPs to press for an external commission of inquiry into the corruption in Hong Kong.

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2. The Minister of State is answering questions on Hong Kong in the House on Wednesday and believes that this aspect will be pressed. He would be grateful to know whether Lord Goronwy-Roberts is satisfied that the corruption question is being fully dealt with in the Colony.

I should be grateful if the Department could look

again at the supplementaries for the Hong Kong questions and consider whether the briefing is adequate on the

3.

question of the possible appointment of an external commission of inquiry.

27 January 1975

A. J. Cole.

A J.Coles

PS/Minister of State

Corruption is

a

Curse

б

that

Hong Kong, but it should be

remembered

the present publicity results from the successful king of corrupt officers.

unmasking

Commission.

The Governor's Independent.

beginning

against Comeption is with

The

public

cooperation

Commission

helpful.

I believe the

it

arend watch

to

is

show results, gratifying

сий

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chance

and have to be

the

Commission should be given

If not

looks like being successful. The position

carefully

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affected by corruption,

will while "the Free

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