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Mr. J.G. Mansell will state that on 20th November 1978 he interviewed the deceased in the presence of Mr. R.C. Lidster, Superintendent of Police and handed the deceased a letter from the Secretary for the Civil Service (ref. CSBCR L/M (D) 146/78 dated 14th November 1978). The letter was to inform the deceased that his services were being terminated. Mr. Mansell will further state that the deceased asked him if the letter had anything to do with the complaint made against him by the Chinese youth at Yuen Long. The deceased was told that the complaint had been considered by the DPP whose views resulted in the Secretary for the Cival Service terminating his contract. The deceased then denied any improper conduct. He was told that this incident was the sole reason for his termination of services and Mr. Mansell will state that he made it quite clear to the deceased that his services were not terminated on the grounds of misconduct and that he would receive full terminal benefits of office.
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On 24th November 1978 Mr. Mansell will state that he again interviewed the deceased and advised him that if he wished to appeal against the termination of his contract he should prepare a written submission. The deceased then produced a memorandum he had written addressed to the Secretary for the Civil Service and claimed that he had not been officially informed as to the reasons for his termination. Mr. Mansell reminded him that he had been officially informed at the time he was served with the Secretary for Civil Services' letter, and the reasons were repeated again. The deceased then requested that the reasons be given in writing. He then stated that Martin Rowlands, Secretary for the Civil Service had said that he must be told the reason for his termination but he declined to elaborate further on this point. The deceased continued to protest his innocence saying that he wished to be charged so that he could clear his name in court. He went on to say that any trouble he had ever had was with women and furthermore that when he had been attached to Special Branch he had been assigned to duties in which he had access to very sensitive information concerning homosexual personalities in Hong Kong. Despite being strongly warned by Mr. Mansell that he was subject to the official Secrets Act he insisted on naming one of the personalities alleged involved, Mr. Roy Henry, the Deputy Commissioner of Police. The deceased stated that if there had been even the slightest doubt about his cwn sexual tendencies he would never have been assigned these duties. At this point he was again formally warned by Mr. Mansell that a breach of the official Secrets Act was a very serious offence and that if he repeated this classified information he could find himself in very serious trouble. The deceased then said that he had only told Mansell and Lidster because they were Senior Police Officers and that he wished to have an interview with Mr. Purdon the Deputy Commissioner of Police Administration to state his case fully. Mr. Mansell advised him that an early appointment
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