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Mr. Rowlands will confirm that a discussion did take place between staff of the Civil Service Branch and Police H.Q. and the view was reached that the case against the deceased. was weak and would be unlikely to stand up in Court. In view of the possibility of an injustice to the deceased it was decided to cancell the termination of contract. The decision to reinstate the deceased was taken by himself in consultation with the Governor. He will further state that file CSBCR L/M (D) 146/78 contains an original letter sent to the Governor by Mrs. Elsie Elliott concerning the deceased on 28th November 1978 and passed by the Governor to Mr. Rowlands on 29th November 1978. He will state that the letter from Elsie Elliott arrived with him after the decision to reinstate the deceased had been made. He will also state that in regard to the dismissal and reinstatement of the deceased there was no mention of a Police 'frame-up' by anybody to him.
MRS. ELSIE ELLIOTT LETTER TO GOVERNOR AND ALLEGATION OF POLICE MISCONDUCT
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Mrs. Elsie Elliott, School Supervisor and Urban Councillor will state that on 28th November 1978 she wrote to the Governor because she was concerned about the deceased and the fact that his services had been terminated unjustly. She will state that the deceased told her that he had seen a senior Government official and had insisted that he be told the reason for his sacking or he would like legal action. The deceased told Mrs. Elliott that he was then told that he was suspected or believed to have had homosexual relations with the son of someone living in the New Territories and that a friend of the Father of the boy had reported it. The deceased denied the charge and Mrs. Elliott will state that she believed him. She will further state that she was told the background of the case by Mr. Daniell and Mr. Rattigan and their efforts to obtain an interview for the deceased at Police H.Q. She met the deceased and will describe him as being a little naive and not too clever, but honest and decent. She will state that the Magistrates told her that it was clear from what the deceased said that the present Commissioner was involved in homosexual activities and it was thought that this had become an embarrassment. The implication was that they were sacking him in order to get him out of the way. She will further state that at the time the deceased was informed of his dismissal he told her that he had not been given any evidence of the alleged offence nor was it made known to him who the alleged victim was of the alleged offence. She was later telephoned by the deceased who told her that he had been reinstated but that he would have trouble with those who had tried to get him sacked. He told her that he would be removed from his present posting because the Magistrates had helped him and that he had been told when he was reinstated that it was only the Governor who had ordered this and that he need not expect any promotion in the future. He also said that they would not take a very happy view of the fact that he had contacted
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