Bailiqu's sudden appearance caught everyone at the scene off guard, especially Henry and his gang. Just now they had been pleading guilty to Mai Lihao and trying to smear Bailiqu. Unexpectedly, the person involved appeared in front of them in the blink of an eye.
"Are you talking about the harmful guy or the street boy? Are you talking about me?" Bailiqu took off his hat and handed it to the people around him, and raised his civilized stick and pointed it at Henry's nose.
Henry trembled with fright, turned pale and did not dare to say anything.
Everyone else also fell silent and looked at the scene in front of them with some confusion.
In the end, it was Mai Lihao who stood up to smooth things over, "I'm sorry, dear friends, because there are important things to discuss today, I also invited Sir Bailiqu! Do you guys mind?"
Everyone looks at me and I look at you. I feel like I have been tricked by this future governor of Hong Kong. Why didn’t you tell me in advance that you were invited and you had to wait until they made a fool of themselves?
Mai Lihao was happy in his heart. He had long wanted to teach these idiots a lesson.
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit awkward.
As the initiator of the conference, Mai Lihao once again invited everyone to sit down.
Henry, Mike, Allen and others sat down uneasily, but did not dare to look at Bailiqu with a straight face.
Bailiqu also showed respect to Mai Lihao, so he stopped chasing him and found a seat to sit down.
When the coffee was served, the atmosphere relaxed a bit. As the judicial boss, Bailiqu then spoke on behalf of everyone and asked what was the reason why Mai Lihao came to see everyone.
Mai Lihao smiled, looking a little mysterious.
The secretary next to him came forward and distributed the documents that had been copied earlier according to Mai Lihao's instructions. Everyone had a copy and placed it in front of the bosses.
Bailiqu was suspicious for a moment, then reached out to open the file and read it.
Others were the same and curious to see the contents of the file.
It's okay if everyone doesn't look at it, but everyone is shocked when they look at it!
ICAC?!
Mak Lihao actually wants to form an anti-corruption organization, and this organization is not controlled by the Hong Kong police department and is an independent anti-corruption agency. This is unique in the world!
Bailiqu was also shocked by Mai Lihao's generosity, and the document in his hand felt a little hot.
As a judicial boss in Hong Kong for many years, Bailiqu has seen the bribery and bribery in Hong Kong. He has long known that this custom is so diseased and deep into the bone marrow! To eradicate it, major surgery is necessary, but he never expected that Mak Lihao
There will be such courage!
According to Bailiqu's calculations, what Mak Li-ho should do most when he becomes Hong Kong Governor is to maintain stability rather than carry out drastic reforms, especially the police force, which is the most difficult to control in Hong Kong!
Thinking of this, Bailiqu had several more thoughts in his mind, and he completely understood why Mai Lihao took the initiative to invite him to discuss countermeasures this time, because without his help, Mai Lihao would not have been able to establish the Independent Commission Against Corruption!
In fact, this was also the case in the previous time and space.
At that time, Makley-ho was determined to clarify his ambitions when he was the governor of Hong Kong, and established the Independent Commission Against Corruption to require corrupt officials to explain the ins and outs of abnormal assets. Anyone who could not explain clearly would be punished by the Hong Kong government. In addition to the vigorous and resolute actions, Hong Kong people called it a storm of integrity and corruption.
Officials are afraid that anti-corruption officials will come to their door, so they invite them to drink coffee and explain the case.
Prior to this, although various departments of the British Hong Kong government had already established anti-corruption departments. However, these anti-corruption departments were all deaf and only pretended to look good. They were both complicit and corrupt, and were worse than anyone else.
The trigger was on June 8, 1973, when the corrupt official Ge Bai successfully absconded and returned to his hometown in the UK via Singapore. The news immediately spread throughout Hong Kong. Hong Kong citizens, who had already suffered from the scourge of corruption, were furious after hearing the news and responded to the government's reaction.
Confidence in corruption work has dropped to a new low. Citizens from all walks of life took to the streets to protest, with slogans of "anti-corruption, catch Ge Bai" rising one after another.
In order to quell public outrage, the then Governor of Hong Kong, Mark Mak, had to team up with his political opponent, then Director of the Public Security Bureau, Bailiqu, to set up an investigation committee to thoroughly investigate the reasons for Ge Bai's escape and review the anti-corruption work at the time.
In a very short period of time, Bailiqu submitted an investigation report called the "Bailiqu Report". In this report, Bailiqu repeatedly emphasized that the Ge Bai case had been filed as early as two years ago, but for a long time
, have not made much progress. One key reason is that the anti-corruption office is affiliated with the police department and cannot conduct independent investigations at all, and is constantly restricted by all parties.
Some of these constraints do not even come from Ge Bai, but from within the police. In his report, Bailiqu analyzed in detail the pros and cons of the anti-corruption department existing within the police agency, and therefore recommended the establishment of an independent anti-corruption agency and the implementation of more
Due to the strict anti-corruption laws, Governor Mai Lihao attached great importance to this report, and the "Baili Qu Report" was publicly released.
On October 17, 1973, MacLeho asked the Legislative Council for approval to establish an independent anti-corruption agency at the Legislative Council meeting. On February 15, 1974, the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption was established, and its funding was reviewed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
Appointed by the Governor, it is directly subordinate to and accountable to the Governor of Hong Kong. No one from any other agency has the right to interfere with the work of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner.
This determines that the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption has supreme power. Except for the Governor of Hong Kong, no one is within the scope of its investigation and will not be interfered with. After the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the files on Ge Bai were quickly removed from the police
The anti-corruption office was transferred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which was also the first case of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Ge Bai's final arrest also established the reputation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Therefore, whether in the previous life or this life, if Mai Lihao wanted to establish the Independent Commission Against Corruption, he could not avoid Bailiqu's help and assistance!
Bailiqu was actually the advocate of the ICAC, but in this life he was overtaken by Shi Zhijian, who became the founder of the ICAC.
"Everyone, what do you think after reading the documents in your hands?" Mai Lihao clasped his hands together and looked at everyone with burning eyes.
Henry, Mike, Allen and others looked at each other, and other judicial bosses and senior government officials all looked at each other, and no one spoke.
This is a big deal!
Move your whole body!
What’s more, many of them are also very greedy!
He often collects bribes from others. Should he set up the Independent Commission Against Corruption and let the ICAC investigate him?
"I think this matter needs to be discussed in the long term!" Ghost Henry couldn't help but say.
A month ago, he used the stolen money to buy an office building in Mong Kok, but it has not yet been renovated.
"Yes! Yes! Hong Kong's economy has just recovered, and everything is about stability. I think it's better not to make things too big!" Ghost Mike quickly agreed.
Last week he took delivery of a Mercedes-Benz sedan owned by a Hong Kong rich man, but the first maintenance had not yet been done.
When other ghosts saw this situation, they were afraid that the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption would cause trouble, and they hurriedly followed suit. The general idea was that establishing a new department requires a lot of exams, so you should take your time and not be too hasty. You should do a good investigation first, and then gather enough manpower before adding more.
All government departments voted in support of this.
According to what they said, the Independent Commission Against Corruption may not be established in ten or eight years.
Although Mai Lihao had already guessed that the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption would encounter obstacles, he did not expect that the obstacles would be so great. Almost everyone opposed it, so how could this work be carried out?
Mai Lihao had to turn his attention to Bailiqu, who had been silent all this time.
Bailiqu crossed his legs, took a sip of coffee, put it down, then looked up at the crowd and said, "Establish an Independent Commission Against Corruption? OK, I support it!"
There was a loud bang, and everyone was stunned and looked at Baili Qu in disbelief.
Everyone knew that Bailiqu and Mai Lihao were not on the same page and were political enemies. Everyone thought that he would choose to oppose it!
"What, are you surprised? Or do you have something secret on your mind?" Bailiqu's sharp eyes passed over the faces of Henry and others.
Everyone did not dare to look him in the eye and avoided him one after another, showing a typical guilty conscience.
"If you are greedy, you are greedy. What is there to be afraid of?" Bailiqu said with a hint of arrogance on his lips, "The Chinese have a saying that God is watching what you do! You know very well whether you are greedy and how much you are greedy!"
Henry and others did not dare to raise their heads.
The entire conference room was extremely quiet.
"But don't worry!" Bailiqu withdrew his gaze from everyone's faces and fell on Mak Lihao, "I believe that our future Governor of Hong Kong will definitely give you lighter punishments for your crimes! After all, the law does not punish the public! What's more, corruption is not
Things happen in one or two days, everyone is greedy, there is nothing to explain!"
Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and then all looked at Mai Lihao.
Mai Lihao smiled: "Sir Bailiqu is right, the law does not punish the public! So I have prepared a proposal. Anyone who supports the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the fight against corruption will have their past mistakes forgotten!"
As soon as Mai Lihao's words came out, everyone immediately started talking.
Let bygones be bygones?
Doesn’t that mean there will be no accountability?
But no one dares to take this risk.
After all, this is just lip service.
"Of course, I can't believe what I say! If you all can trust me, Mark MacLehose, Sir Bailiqu and I will draft an outline for the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and we will write down this commitment clearly in the outline! We in the British Empire believe in the spirit of contract, and trustworthiness is paramount.
!I can assure God that everything I said today is true!”
In order to win the support of the public, Mak Lihao even used oaths. This shows how strong his determination is in establishing the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Henry and others were silent again.
In this era, profit comes first, and sometimes even God cannot believe in it!
Bailiqu laughed and said: "What are you still hesitating about? I don't understand other things, but one thing I am sure of is that the Independent Commission Against Corruption will be established now or in the future! As long as corruption is not eliminated, Hong Kong will be in a haze.
When the people protest and complain, it will be difficult for everyone to escape safely!"
Hit the snake seven inches!
Bailiqu's words hit the nail on the head of Henry and others!
Ghost Henry rolled his eyes, yes, he should give up when he sees fit, he can no longer play with fire, he immediately raised his hand and said: "I have thought clearly, I support Sir Maliho's suggestion!"
Not to be outdone, Ghost Mike also raised his hand: "I support it too!"
When the other ghosts saw this situation, they hurriedly raised their hands, fearing that if they raised their hands too late, they would be "settled"!
"I support it!"
“We all support it!”
…
These devils in the UK are all political veterans, and their ability to adapt to the changing circumstances is extraordinary.
At this moment, everyone expresses their willingness to support Mak Lihao in establishing the Independent Commission Against Corruption, eliminate corruption, and restore a new world to Hong Kong.
Since his words were unfounded, Mai Lihao took the opportunity to take out a joint document and asked everyone to jointly submit the letter. When the time comes, it can be submitted directly to the UK, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption can be formally established with the approval of the Congress there.
They talked about it, but when it came time to do it, everyone hesitated. In the end, the boss Bailiqu came forward and was the first to sign the joint name.
With Bailiqu taking the lead, the others no longer hesitated and started signing.
When Mai Lihao saw this, a big stone fell from his heart.
When he raised his head to relax, he happened to see Bailiqu looking towards him.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
It turned out that Mai Lihao had already negotiated a deal with Bailiqu over the phone before this.
Bailiqu supports Mai Lihao's new policy, especially the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Mak Lihao continued to hand over the judicial power to him, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption established at the same time could give half of the power to Bailiqu.
As for the other half of the ICAC's power, Mak Lihao already has a candidate, and that is Shi Zhijian.
After all, the ICAC proposal was proposed by Shi Zhijian, and Shi Zhijian had already recommended several very good people to Mai Lihao to serve as key members of the ICAC.
In addition, Mai Lihao also had some selfish motives, which was to use Shi Zhijian to check and balance Bailiqu, and at the same time use Bailiqu to check and balance Shi Zhijian, so that the two of them would not become powerful.
After everyone signed, Mai Lihao took the document and looked at it carefully and was very satisfied.
After Henry and others made a decision, a stone fell to the ground and started making noise again.
“I don’t know who came up with the concept of the Independent Commission Against Corruption?”
"Yes, no matter how you look at it, it looks great!"
"It should be Sir Bailiqu, he seems to be very convinced!"
When everyone saw that Bailiqu not only did not lose his power, but would become even more powerful in the future due to the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, they couldn't help but start to fawn over him again.
When Bailiqu heard the compliment, the feeling of "reunion after a long separation" returned to his heart.
"It's not me! I'm not that capable of putting forward such a good suggestion!" Bailiqu rarely didn't take the credit. He looked at Mak Lihao and said, "It was our future Governor of Hong Kong who suggested it!"
"Wow, it turned out to be the work of the Governor of Hong Kong! It's really an extraordinary move!"
Everyone was flattering again and flattered Mai Lihao one after another.
Facing the crowd's admiration, Mai Lihao just smiled faintly: "I'm sorry, but actually I didn't propose this ICAC! There is someone else who has made the biggest contribution!"
"Who is it?"
"Which boss?"
"Shi Zhijian!"
puff!
The ghost guys almost spit out their coffee!
"Shi Zhijian? He proposed the Independent Commission Against Corruption?"
Everyone looked at each other, even the ghost guy Bailiqu's eyes widened.
Immediately afterwards, Bailiqu began to feel guilty and panicked! Having fought with Shi Zhijian for so long, he knew one thing very well: Shi Zhijian never did anything in vain!
So could the Independent Commission Against Corruption be another trap for him?
Bailiqu subconsciously looked at the joint petition, and at this moment he had the urge to snatch it away!
"I won't be tricked by Shi Zhijian again, right?" Bailiqu asked himself.
