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FM HONG KONG 1409O6Z AUG 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2353 OF 14 AUGUST
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15 AUG 1984
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
FOLLWOING FOR GALSWORTHY FROM GOVERNOR
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FCO TELNO 1605: FUTURE OF HONG KONG : TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY.
MR. JUSTICE SIMON LI FOOK-SEAN IS 62 YEARS OLD. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS FOUR SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER. HE HAS BEEN A JUSTICE OF APPEAL IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG SINCE 1980. HE IS A MEMBER OF A PROMINENT AND VERY WELL RESPECTED HONG KONG FAMILY. APART FROM HIS JUDICIAL WORK HE TAKES AN INTEREST IN STAFF RELATIONS, HAVING BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE SENIOR NON-EXPATRIATE CIVIL SERVANTS ASSOCIATION, AND IS ACTIVE IN CHARITABLE WORK RELATING TO THE HANDICAPPED. HIS RECREA- TIONS ARE GIVEN AS HIKING, SWIMMING AND HORSE-RACING.
2. MR. LI IS A VERY WELL-LIKED AND RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, WHO GETS ON WELL WITH EVERYONE. THE CHIEF JUSTICE REPORTS THAT HE CAN OCCASIONALLY BE IRASCIBLE IF HE FEELS HIMSELF SLIGHTED.
3. YOU MAY ASSURE PAT NAIRNE THAT I KNOW SIMON LI AND LIKE HIM.
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