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Hong
Kong
misrepresent s
mino ri ty,
allowed"
Chi ne se
Civil
Service
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which
the re
is
no t
the
po si ti on of
the
non- ethnic
tha t the
believes
to go
and in his
the ve ry
retirement
Secretary of State is "not
to Hong Kong with HM The Queen in October,
po s t- script, misrepresents the
sensitive change s in the
of judges (discussed between
rea soning behind
arrangement s for
the Governor and
the Se creta ry of Sta te last month: Hong Kong tel no 415
refers)
2. I attach som e thoughts which the Secretary of State might
consider including in a per so nal letter to Mr Justice Jackson-Lipkin, if he agrees with this advice; if not, we shall do Our be st to draft more fully, addressing the issues serra tim.
In the latter event, we ought, I think, to consul t the Governo r
about the tems of our reply.
Thaching
AM Layden
Hong Kong De pa rtment
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