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uperations Department at Hutchinson House. I said to lir. Cunningham
We de are investigating an alleged offence in that you tool: part in a conspiracy within the Bay View Police Station auring your tenure of office there whereby operators of various illegal activities such as gambling, brothels and drugs paid bribes to secure police protection. On these illegal activities it is alleged that you participated in this conspiracy by receiving financial payments, come of these payments in the form of bankers' drafts which were sent to various banks at Bakewell, Old Trafford and Leeds which we believe were controlled by you or in which you had an interest. Mr. Cunningham replied: I have nothing to say until my lawyer arrives on any questions you care to put to me". Hr. Cunningham was then shown a bank draft from Hang Seng Bank No. 8 66639 (Document shown to witness).
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This is the draft I put to ir. Cunningham (Ex. PP96). The other 2 documents are original and copy of application form for a bank draft. They were all shown to Hr. Cun- ningham (application Ex. PP96A and translation IPOCAB).
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shown these he turned his head away and said: "I am not answering any questions at all". I then showed to Mr. Cunningham a series of bank drafts from the Hang Seng Bank with application form: in respect of Darclays Bank at Old Trafford, Barclays Bank Ltd. Deeds, and west- minister Bank at Bakewell. He was shown a further series, one at a time, of copies of drafts in respect of the wing Lung -ank. each occasion,
r. Cunningham turned away and made no comment. at 3.22
the same day I charged rir. Cunningham formally with the charge of conspiracy and he replied "lothing". He was then charged with 2 other offence., of making a false declaration and failing to comply with a Lec. 14 notice and to each charge he said "No". In course of my inquiries 1 caw the 2nd accused. I first saw rir. Thompson in the offices of his superior Officer at howloon Police leadquarters at 9.30 a.. on wednesday 6/8/75. Un that occasion present with me were "r. A. Mattress of ICAC and Hr. Cheung wah Hung. Mr. Thompson was told by me in prosence of his superior officers that he was being detained under the Frevention of Bribery Ordinance for further inquiries into possible offences under the same Ordinance. Mr. Thompson's office was searched by one of my colleaguer and he was then conveyed to his home where a further search was made. At 2.05 p.m. that afternoon Mr. Thompson was seen by me in my offices in the presence of his solicitor and I asked him here he banked in the Colony. He replied "I am advised that until you
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