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It should be noted that many crimes are reported by police informers. As they know the people in their locality, it is easy for them to pin a crime on some helpless person. They share the reward with the police if the charge upheld in court. These rewards vary from $70 to $500.

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No record of frame-ups would be complete without mention that this is not something new, nor does it happen only at the hands of police. The whole system of malpractices and corruption has been supported by resorting to framing those who dared to resist it. Among notable frame-ups are:

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who was petitioning the Governor on what amount to malpractices in his Department (Agriculture and Fisheries), when his three-year contract was suddenly terminated originally on only three days' notice. No reasong was given for this drastic action, but the

that it had no connection with his petition. When pressed for a reason, the Government admitted that it was because of "incompatibility". Frame-ups of that kind are, naturally, the result of the incompatibility of the victim with the corrupt system, and not a matter of cinflicting personalities.

a baton of honour policeman in his early days of training, was offered a bribe of $500 on more than one occasion when he was stationed in Kowloon. He was then moved from place to place, maligned, falsely accused, and finally sacked. His efficiency was never in doubt. The reason, given only after pressure to do so, was "incompatibility". Recent information on crime syndicates revealed by the ICAC leave no doubt that this incompatibility was a frame-up for refusal to join the corrupt syndicates.

has been known to me for many years as a person who will not take part in corrupt practices. He was pressured to do so in connection with his business as a hawker, and later as a minibus driver. I person- ally took him to the Anti-Corruption Branch to report corruption in the minibus operation. I also photographed the rackets he described and had the photographs published in the press. These rackets have since been admitted to exist.

was intimidated, and his photograph with details of his personal affairs including his address were displayed in police stations as those of an "unreliable informer". He had to give up driving his minibus, and suffer threats. He is now a mental wreck.