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GRS 300
SECRET
FUTURE EGRET
SECRET
DESKBY 15090OZ FCO AND HONG KONG
FROM PEKING 150820Z SEP 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2360 OF 15 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HILIC and So
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
TOP COPY SEP 1984
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HONG KONG TELNO 2836: FUTURE EGRET: PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER:
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS AGREED WITH THE WORKING GROUP
ON TUR:-
(A) PARAGRAPH 1, FINAL SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST THAT THE
WHITE PAPER SHOULD AVOID INDICATING OUR NEGOTIATING PRIORITIES
AND INSTEAD STATE WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. THIS SENTENCE SHOULD
BE REDRAFTED TO READ:
....STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG, THE
ANNEX CONTAINS THE VERY IMPORTANT PROVISION FOR
CONTINUITY OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM''
(B) PARAGRAPH 2. THIS SHOULD BE REDRAFTED TO READ:
"'WILL TAKE PLACE IS THE ABOLITION OF THE
SYSTEM OF APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL AND
SUBSTITUTION OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FINAL
ADJUDICATION.
(C) PARAGRAPH 3: WE SUGGEST REDRAFTING THE FIRST TWO SENTENCES
TO READ:
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, ARE BOTH PROVIDED
FOR IN THIS SECTION OF THE ANNEX. THIS ALSO PROVIDES
THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES IN THE SAR WILL BE SUBJECT....
(D) PARAGRAPH 4: THIS SHOULD BE REDRAFTED TO READ:
''THE ESSENTIALS OF THE SYSTEM OF APPOINTMENT AND
REMOVAL OF JUDGES WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, BUT
THE APPOINTMENT.... ENDORSEMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE SAR AND HAVE TO BE REPORTED...
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