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TELEGRAM NUMBER 230 OF 23 MARCH
INFO ROUTINE FCO
THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG: TRANSLATION OF HONG KONG LAWS.
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1. AN ARITCLE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST OF 22 MARCH SAYS THAT OFFICIALS OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ARE ENGAGED IN THE TRANSLATION OF THE 504 CHAPTERS WHICH MAKE UP THE LAWS OF HONG KONG, THE ARTICLE SAYS THAT THE CHINESE VERSION WILL GIVE CHINESE LEADERS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM IN HONG KONG AND WILL ALSO SERVE AS A REFERENCE FOR THOSE OFFICIALS WHO ARE MAKING PREPARATION FOR THE DRAFTING OF A **MINI-CONSTITUTION** FOR THE HONG KONG SAR.
2. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD DISCOVER DISCREETLY WHETHER THE ARTICLE IS TRUE, AND ALSO THE LENGTH OF TIME THE TRANSLATION. MIGHT TAKE,
3. WE ASSUME THAT THE CASS IS WORKING FROM THE SET OF LAWS OF HONG KONG SUPPLIED THROUGH YOU TO THE MFA IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. THIS MIGHT GIVE YOU A USEFUL OPENING FOR YOUR ENQUIRIES.
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG
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PES B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
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SER J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
TR WILSON
AR FRIGEM SIR C TICKEHIL
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