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He will refer to Mrs. Elliott's statement as also criminally libelous and say that in 1966 Elsie Elliott made allegation against him for which he applied on three different occasions to take action against her for criminal libel and the Attorney General would not give permission. He will also state that on no occasion have the SIU investigated a prosecution against a homosexual unless permission has been given by the Legal Department.
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Mr. R.Brooks will state that shortly after the formation of the Special Investigation Unit an Inspector P.M. Fulton came to his notice. He will state that he received information that Fulton, then a Detective Inspector in CID Kowloon City had a reputation for being a homosexual. Fulton admitted to Brooks his homosexual tendencies and it was decided to use Fulton as an informer on homosexual matters. He proved to be of great value in this respect, compiling lists of names, giving information on premises and areas frequented by homosexuals and even giving a written personal assessment of the "gay" scene. It was explained to Fulton that he had a duty as a Police officer to report any knowledge of criminal activities. At the time in question Fulton stated that he had a personal dislike of procurers and he was more than pleased to assist. Meetings with Fulton were spas-modic, but throughout there were never less than two Special Investigation Unit officers present at any interview.
133.
During his absence from Hong Kong on vacation leave Brooks will state that Fulton passed information to the Special Investigation Unit to the effect that the deceased had attempted to make an approach of Fulton's boyfriend who was known to be Raymond LAM Wai-man. Brooks will state that he knew the deceased to have been the subject of an earlier investigation in Yuen Long which had resulted in the deceased's services being terminated and then reinstatement. Thus, he was well aware that any fresh allegation had to be dealt with with the utmost care as the obvious reaction would be that any futeher enquiry would mean a Police vendetta against the deceased. However, fresh information indicated that the deceased was strongly suspected to be a client of male prostitutes operating in the Tsim Sha Tsui area. Brooks therefore decided that Fulton was to be used to get information which would help to assess whether the deceased could possibly be a homosexual. He will further state that neither he nor any member of the SIU played any part in the original investigation into the deceased in Yuen Long. In fact the SIU did not exist as a unit then.
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At a meeting on 3.10.79 Brooks and Quinn met Fulton who agreed to undertake to try and assess whether the deceased was a homosexual or not. On 9th October Fulton telephoned Brooks and told him that he had nothing to report. Brooks told Fulton to meet him at the Imperial Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui and a
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