TNAG-0704-FCO40-869-Corruption-cases-proposed-by-Hong-Kong-for-dismissal-under-C-1978 — Page 108

GRS 130

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM FCO 141645Z

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SECRET

HKA 412/393/4.

RECEIVED IN PERIKARV 15 MAR 1978

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INDEX

No

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 219 OF 14 MARCH 78

YOUR TELNO 279:

YAU MA TEI CORRUPTION CASES

OFFICES

Re

1

Ag on Takon

LAST

REF

NEXT

REF.

04. อ

1. WE HAVE NOW CONSIDERED THE TWO SAMPLE FILES BROUGHT BY THE

ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

2. FOR THESE TWO CASES WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO INVOKE CR55,

AND IN GENERAL ARE QUITE SATISFIED WITH BOTH THE MATERIAL AND

ITS PRESENTATION. IT WOULD HOWEVER BE HELPFUL IN FUTURE CASES

TO HAVE DETAILS OF THE SUSPECT'S SALARY.

3. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OFFER OF ASSISTANCE, BUT

OUR ESTIMATE IS THAT, PROVIDED WE COULD HAVE ALL OUTSTANDING FILES BY CASTER, WE WOULD BE ABLE, FROM WITHIN OUR OWN RESOURCES,

TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE

4. THE TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO

ACT AGAINST ALL INVOLVED AT ONE TIME MUST, WE AGREE, BE LEFT TO YOUR JUDGEMENT. WE FEEL THAT PERHAPS A SINGLE OPERATION

WOULD IN THE END BE LESS TRAUMATIC.

OWEN

FILES

HK & GD

LEGAL ADVISERS

OPA

PUSD

NEWS D

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS PS/FUS

SIR A DUFF

MR.CORTAZZI

MR.MURRAY

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