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1HKA 42/393/4.
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15 MAR 1978
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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.0 TELNO.328 OF 15 MARCH 78.
YOUR TELNO.219 YAU MA TEI CORRUPTION CASES.
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1. I AM VERY GLAD YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE MATERIAL AND ITS
PRESENTATION IN THE TWO SPECIMEN CASES TAKEN TO LONDON BY THE
ATTORNEY-GENERAL. ↑
2. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SWIFT PROGRESS HERE AND 46 CASE
FILES WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY BAG LEAVING HONG KONG TODAY, THE NUMBER OF THE BAG AND ITS EXPECTED TIME OF ARRIVAL IN LONDON WILL BE NOTIFIED TO YOU BY LATER TELEGRAM SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ITS RAPID COLLECTION IF YOU WISH.
3, THE REMAINDER OF THE FILES, PROBABLY NUMBERING ABOUT 100,
ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY TO BE SENT TO LONDON BY LATE ON THURSDAY
4. 1 PROPOSE TO SEND JOHN HUNTER, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, WHO HAS BEEN PROCESSING ALL THE FILES ON MY BEHALF, TO LONDON ON FRIDAY, ARRIVING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING,
5. I WOULD LIKE HUNTER TO DELIVER THESE FILES TO YOU ON THE
SATURDAY MORNING IF POSSIBLE.
6. HE WILL REMAIN IN LONDON FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY TO GIVE YOU
ASSISTANCE IF YOU DECIDE THAT THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
7. THE YAU MA TEI GROUP ARE IN A DANGEROUS AND RESTIVE STATE.
TWO OF THEM HAVE MADE SUPPOSED SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHETHER THESE WERE GENUINE OR NOT IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGE, BUT THEY HAVE GENERATED CONSIDERABLE EMOTION WITHIN THE FORCE, AND THERE IS MUCH PUBLIC SYMPATHY WITH THESE MEN OVER THE DELAY IN A DECISION OVER THEIR CASES.
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