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A. R. RUSHFORD
Mr Rushford
•HKK 010/1
DAY MO. 51
- 3 MAY 1973
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OFFICER
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Action Teken
APPOINTMENT OF MR JUSTICE YANG AS COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION IN HONG KONG
1. We spoke and I explained that the Governor would be most grateful if the opinion of, eg the Lord Chancellor on the propriety of Yang J being appointed as Commissioner, could be gained for use by the Governor with the Chief Justice in Hong Kong.
2. You kindly agreed to approach the Lord Chancellor's Office. I attach copies of the relevant papers.
25 April 1978
JAB Stewart
Hong Kong & General Dept
Since drafti
dretting
the above I have had future
disccession with the Governor. What he would
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like is a telegram frontalegal Advisens tnut in view
saying
"of his (the Govenms) concern
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that the appointment of Yany. I. to ICAC should not be an impediment to his subsequent-reliurn to the Supreme Count- you have consulted to Land Chanceller who has confirmed his view that the
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