TNAG-0728-FCO40-931-Appointment-of-Commissioner-Against-Corruption-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 51

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of the Establishment and those likely to suffer from ICAC might well start a smear campaign to imply that Judge Yang himself is corrupt; alternatively, hostile interests might try to corrupt him. Clearly Sir M MacLehose would not be considering him if he did not believe in his absolute probity; and if there are any risks of the sort I have described then I think we could recognise them but not necessarily be deterred. As Sir M MacLehose's own preference is for Judge Yang, I think we might give him a steer in this direction.

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I have redrafted a telegram to Hong Kong and have made it personal from the PUS.

April 1978

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agree,

but think we could leave

the handover until the end of August.

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