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37. Also, on 3 July 1980, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Branch of Justice, Mr. Ian MacCullum, called judicial inquiry into the MacLennan's case. MacCullum was reported by both the English and Chinese press to have said that a judicial inquiry should look into: "whether attempts have been made to set up Mr. MacLennan, whether that was the proper way for the Police to handle to matter, whether it was done purely to establish that he was homosexual, whether it was done, as apparently alleged, to try to stifle information he had regarding other people." This call echoed the views of all the major English newspapers. On 9 July 1980, the Hong Kong Daily News, a Chinese newspaper, also supported Mr. MacCullum's call for a full judicial inquiry.
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On 9 July 1980, the Attorney General announced in the Legislative Council the appointment of the Commission of Inquiry.
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