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GLACESSTONG WITH THE GOVERNOR, HOHA Haven WILSCUSSIONS
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ORGANISATION OF COURTS IN HONG KONG
1.
Following recent new anti-crime legislation in
Hong Kong, the Secretary of State has received
representations about the legislation from Lord
Gardiner, Chairman of the Council of JUSTICE. A
delegation, led by Lord Gardiner, also called recently
on Mr Wilford.
2.
Mary of JUSTICE's earlier points were met by a
comprehensive memorandum by the Attorney General in
Hong Kong which has been passed to the Council. But
Lord Gardiner still remains concerned about the new
powers of the District Courts which he thinks would
lower the standard of justice by removing from some
the right to trial by jury, by reducing the incidence
of legal aid, by the absence of a shorthand writer,
and by increasing the backlog of cases.
3.
Lord Gardiner has also raised a more general
question, in that he thinks the time has come for a
review of the system of justice in Hong Kong, whether
noti
or not preceded by a Commission of Enquiry from the
United Kingdom. He has asked that the attention of
the/Secretary of State should be drawn to the view
of JUSTICE that by reason of the high degree of
/sophistication