GRS 170
CONFIDENT HAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1169
OF 21084OZ APRIL 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
Hun 180
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 2 APR 1986
DESI FFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
YOUR TELNO 228 : LOCALISATION OF LAWS.
IN A MEETING OF 10 APRIL FIFOOT REMINDED MCPHAIL OF LEGAL
DEPARTMENT THAT YOU ARE WANTING TO SEE OUR PROPOSED PROGRAMME
FOR LOCALISATION OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS.
2. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAMME IS A COMPLICATED EXERCISE
INVOLVING CONSULTATION WITH ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. IT IS IN
HAND BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. CIVIL AVIATION AND MERCHANT
SHIPPING ARE OUR OBVIOUS PRIORITIES. NOTHING ELSE PRESENTS ITSELF
AS SO CLEARLY NEEDING AN URGENT ORDER ON COUNCIL. WE ARE CONSCIOUS
OF THE NEED TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ORDERS AND WILL GROUP AS MANY
SUBJECTS TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE INFUTURE WHEN REQUESTING AN ORDER
TO BE MADE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PROCEED ON THE BASIS THAT THE
DRAFT ORDER UNDER PREPARATION NEED COVER ONLY CIVIL AVIATION AND
MERCHANT SHIPPING AS ALREADY ADVISED.
3. IN YOUR TELMO 669 YOU CONSIDERED HT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE ORDER
IN PLACE BY JULY 1986. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THE DRAFT ORDER
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GIVE US SUFFICIENT TIME TO COMMENT ON IT.
YOUDE
LIMITED
HKD
MAED
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR. WILSON
COPIES TO:
IAD /DTP.
MISS WHITE CAA.
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