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ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN HONG KONG
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The Secretary of State wrote to Lord Gardiner, Chairman
of the Council of Justice, on 27 June in reply to his
representations about recent new anti-crime legislation in
Hong Kong.
2. Lord Gardiner followed this up by asking for a meeting in
the Office to discuss the new Hong Kong legislation. A
delegation from Justice led by Lord Gardiner called on
Mr Wilford on 24 August. The record of this meeting is
contained in FCO telegram No Saving 60 to Hong Kong. We have
asked Hong Kong for their comments on the points raised by
Justice which could be used as the basis of a further letter to
Lord Gardiner.
3.
Following the meeting on 24 August, Lord Gardiner has
written a further letter to Mr Wilford in which he asks that
the Secretary of State's attention should be drawn to the view of
the Council of Justice that "by reason of the high degree of
sophistication of Hong Kong, and its importance as an
international commercial and banking centre, the traditional
colonial legal structure is neither appropriate nor efficient,
and that the time has come for an objective review of all aspects
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