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J.D.H. BOYD, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
FOLLOWING FOR:
D.G. BLUNT ESQ. PEKING
FOPIED TO:
IN.C ORR ESQ., FED, FCO
A.M. LAYDEN ESQ., HKD, FCO
VISIT TO CHINA BY HONG KONG JUDGES.
1. A FURTHER VISIT TO CHINA BY MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG JUDICIARY HS WN PROSPECT, THE FOCUS BEING ON EXPATRIATE JUDGES. XU JIATUN MUTTERED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR TO MR JUSTICE JACKSON-LIPKN AND MR JUSTICE BARKER, HE HAS NOW MOVED TO PUT HIS PROMISES INTO PRACTICE.
2. THE TWO JUDGES CONCERNED WERE APPROACHED BY NCNA MM MID MAY AND ASKED TO ORGANISE A VISIT. JUNE WAS SUGGESTED, WITH THE CHINESE LAW SOCIETY AS HOSTS. NGNA TIPPED US OFF INFORMALLY. SOMEONE (NOT US) MUST HAVE TOLD THEM THIS WAS THE WRONG WAY OF GAING ABOUT IT. THEY
CAME BACK LAST WEEK AND PUT A FORMAL PROPOSAL TO US FOR A VISIT BY
SIX JUDGES AND THEIR WIVES TO CHINA BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK.
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3. THIS MS NOT A PRACTICAL PROPOSITION. HAVING CONSULTED THE CHIEF
JUSTICE WE HAVE TOLD NCNA THAT THE #NVITATION 'S WARMLY WELCOMED: THAT THE VISIT CANNOT HAPPEN THIS MONTH AND THAT OCTOBER/NOVERMBER
MIGHT BE BETTER: AND THAT THE NAMES WILL TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO
PRODUCE (THE CHIEF JUSTICE IS CIRCULATING ALL SUPREME COURT JUDGES
FOR FAIRLY OBVIOUS REASONS).
4. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETAILED DISCUSSION OF DATES. YOUR OWN
COMMENTS WOULD BE GERMANE. NCNA HAVE POINTED OUT THAT THE WEATHER
COOLS OFF AFTER 20 OCTOBER. I HAVE MADE THE OBVIOUS OTHER POINT
TO THE JUDICIARY THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE STATE VISIT IS OVER.
SIGNED J D # BOYD
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