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(D) WHAT THE ICAC HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED.

(AS PROPOSED IN PARA 4 OF YOUR TELNO 58) (IF PRESSED ON NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS) ( ) PROSECUTIONS HAVE BEEN SUCESSFUL, AND () ARE STILL PENDING.

(E) RECENT PROSECUTION AGAINST AN ICAC OFFICER.

(AS PROPOSED IN PARA 5 OF YOUR TELNO 58).

(F) ALLEGATIONS THAT 90 PER CENT OF THE HONG KONG POLICE FORCE ARE

CORRUPT. ALL SUCH FIGURES ARE PURELY SPECULATIVE. I HAVE

EVERY CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE LARGE MAJORITY OF PUBLIC

SERVANTS IN HONG KONG. THE NEED IS TO ROOT OUT THE CORRUPT MINORITY,

(G) HUNT'S ALLEGATIONS IN THE DAILY EXPRESS AND ON BBC TV, AND THE QUESTION OF AN AMNESTY FOR HUNT.(ON LINES PROPOSED IN PARA 7 OF YOUR TELNO 58).

(H) GODBER'S EXTRADITION FROM THE UK.

MR GODBER WAS RETURNED TO HONG KONG ON 6 JANUARY. THE HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT HAD APPLIED FOR HIS EXTRADITION, UNDER THE FUGITIVE OFFENDERS ACT, TO FACE THE BRIBERY AND CONSPIRACY CHARGES ON WHICH HE IS NOW BEING TRIED. (IF PRESSED ON REASON WHY GODBER COULD NOT BE EXTRADITED EARLIER-ON LINES PROPOSED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 58).

(1) THE CASE OF MR ALAN ELLIS.

(AS PROPOSED IN PARA 10 OF YOUR TELNO 58).

4. GRATEFUL IF, DESPITE THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY, LATEST FIGURES FOR PARA 3(D), AND ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR DELETIONS OR ADDITIONS, COULD REACH US BY 120930Z.

CALLAGHAN

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

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