TNAG-0683-FCO40-832-Political-aspects-of-administration-of-justice-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 282

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Q.

Thereabouts

I have not calculated exact figure..

How did you come to be in possession of a clean $350,000?

I won it from the Jockey Club.

when?

1:

riany years ago. I have won a little over $600,000.

And no doubt when negotiating with the Attorney General about forfeiture you informed him of this?

I have never seen Attorney General myself. It was y solicitor who did.

For purposes of negotiation he counts as you?

Yes. I was represented by my solicitor.

Did you instruct your solicitor to inform the Attorney General about the clean →350,000?

I did.

And presumably he did so?.

Of course.

And presumably in view of fact you were only required to forfeit $750,000 this was accepted as clean?

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Yes.

Court adjourned 15 minutes.

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Court resumes at 3.50

(sa.) A. Garcia

District Judge

20.11.75.

Appearances as before.

LAU CHEONG WA on former affirmation, states:

Cross-examined by iir. Hampton:

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You told us you had won a total of about $600,000 at the Jockey Club?

A. About that.

3.

Over what period of time?

A.

From 1971 to 1974.

As these winnings accumulated where did you keep them?

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In the bank.

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