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Dato' Amru is one of the board committee members who involves in approving the application for food service contract. Dato' Amru knows a few applicants and decided to approve those applications. He is expecting something in return from each who is successful getting the deal. The best to evaluate Dato' Amru's ethical action in relation to Rawl's Veil of Ignorance is:

A

He should put on the veil of ignorance, ignore the status of every applicant and make his best judgement inclusive of the personal interest he may receive

B

He should lift the veil of ignorance, choose the applicants he knows as he will gain continuous future benefits

C

He should lift the veil of ignorance, continue to evaluate the application using his independent judgement, in fact he may ask other board members to replace his position for the evaluation to ensure there will be no issue on conflict of interest

D

He should put on the veil of ignorance, reject the rests of application he does not know who the applicant is, and only approve those that he knows well as he is given the autonomy to choose

(C5 Chp 2) 1 mark