Jack Cater
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Jack Cater KBE, JP |
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| Chief Secretary of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1978 – November 1981 |
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| Governor | Murray MacLehose |
| Preceded by | Denys Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Philip Haddon-Cave |
| 1st Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption | |
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In office 15 February 1974 – 3 July 1978 |
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| Governor | Murray MacLehose |
| Succeeded by | Donald Luddington |
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21 February 1922 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 April 2006 (aged 84) Guernsey |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy |
| Children | 3 |
Sir Jack Cater, KBE, JP (Chinese: 姬達爵士; 21 February 1922 – 14 April 2006) was the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1978 to 1981. Cater was the third Chief Secretary under the Governorship of Sir Murray MacLehose, later Lord MacLehose of Beoch. He is probably most noted for his role as the founding Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong.
Cater began his career in Hong Kong in 1946 as a cadet officer in the Fisheries Department, and was made Director of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1964. He was appointed by then Governor David Trench to lead the team that restored peace and security following the riots in 1967. He served two years as Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and went on to become Defence Secretary and Director of Government Information Services.
Cater was instrumental in establishing schools in all of Hong Kong's fishing villages.
In February 1974, he was delighted to accept appointment to the first Commissionership of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) by Murray MacLehose following the flight of Police Superintendent Peter Godber, who was under investigation at the time regarding several million pounds stashed in Vancouver banks. His widow later revealed that Cater considered at one point leaving the government. She said:
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