TNAG-0551-FCO40-646-Allegations-of-corruption-and-bribery-in-Hong-Kong-police-an-1975 — Page 166

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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 394 OF 23 APRIL.

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 298: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: BROCKWAY.

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1. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2 UP TO THE 21 APRIL 1975, 1389 INVESTIGATIONS

HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED BY THE CAC AND THERE HAVE BEEN 168

PROSECUTIONS.

IN ONE CASE A PROSECUTION UNDER THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION WAS NOT PROCEEDED WITH BECAUSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE ACT IN QUESTION DID NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE.

2. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2 MY COMMENTS ARE:

(A)

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AGREED,

(B) - SUGGEST THE INSERTION OF THE FOLLOWING AFTER WORD

(C)

(D)

(E)

(F)

RESULTTS:

THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR LITTLE MORE

THAN A YEAR AND IN THAT TIME HAS ACCOMPLISHED MUCH INCLUDING AN ENCOURAGING DEGREE OF PUBLIC CO-OPERATION. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE RESPONSE TO YOUR PARAGRAPH 1, THIS QUESTION DOES NOT ARISE, BUT I REPEAT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER DIFFERENCES OF OPINION BETWEEN THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF IC A C AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING

ANY DECISION TO PROSECUTE.

THERE HAVE BEEN 53 PROSECUTIONS AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS. I BELIEVE THAT YOUR REPLY SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED AND

SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING

THE DEGREE OF CORRUPTION IN THE POLICE FORCE CAN ONLY BE A MATTER OF SPECULATION. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION- FOR ALLEGING THAT 90%, OR INDEED ANY PARTICULAR PERCENT- AGE OF THE FORCE ARE CORRUPT. I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE MAJORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS IN

HONG KONG.

SUGGEST THE ANSWER SHOULD BEGIN-

THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION WAS SET UP BY A HONG KONG STATUTE FOLLOWING THE COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY CONDUCTED BY ETC,

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(G) - AGREED