TNAG-1215-FCO40-1518-Allegations-against-the-police-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 14

HONG

6

GRAFTON

KONG

STREET

Our Ref : ICAC

Rev KW Farmer

The Vicarage

Wymeswold

Loughborough

Leicestershire

001

8

PAJ5.3.

GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON W1X 3 L B

NIR

4 March 1982

HAK 382/2

↑ AF573

Thank you for your letter of 2 March enclosing the clipping from Leicester Mercury-

I note that you have copied the article to the Commissioner, ICAC and that you propose to show his letter (to Birmingham Evening Mail earlier) to the Chief Constable of Leicestershire and a senior member of the paper concerned. This seems to be a reasonable and sensible line to take.

On the article itself, my first reaction is that whilst the headline and the first paragraph carry unfortunate

(and to some extent unfair) references about Hong Kong, the rest of the article is relatively well-balanced. However, I am in touch with the Commissioner, ICAC and await his reaction.

Regards,

HCPLY/jf

be Commissioner, ICAC

SHA (Attn Mr R C Masefield) FCO/HKGD

I tedyr

TELEPHONE: 01-499 9821

Helen CP Lai YU (Mrs) for Commissioner

CABLES: HONGAID LONDONWI