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O 8 JAN 1986.
LETTER FROM JUSTICE JACKSON-LIPKIN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE:
OVERSEAS RECRUITMENT TO THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE
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MR JACKSON-LIPKIN HAS WRITTEN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE CONCERNING A RECENT MEETING IN HONG KONG BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF
THE NCNA AND A SMALL GROUP OF HONG KONG JUDGES.
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THE RELEVANT PART OF MR JACKSON-LIPKIN'S LETTER IS AS
'I HOPE YOU HAVE HOISTED IN MY TWO SIGNALS. I ENCLOSE THE TRANSLATION OF A SPEECH WHICH THE DIRECTOR OF THE NCNA RECENTLY GAVE TO A SMALL GROUP OF JUDGES HERE (INCLUDING YOURS TRULY) WHICH REINFORCED BOTH THESE SIGNALS: YOU MAY NOT HAVE READ IT.
IT IS QUITE CLEAR THAT THEY WISH ENGLISH AND COMMONWEALTH JUDGES
TO COME IN LARGER NUMBERS NOW, AND TO STAY AFTER 1997 AND THAT THEY ARE VERY AGITATED ABOUT THE BAN ON OVERSEAS RECRUITING FOR
THE CIVIL SERVICE.' ENDS
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TEXT OF NCNA SPEECH IS IN FIRST IFT.
TEXT OF PROPOSED REPLY FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO MR
JACKSON-LIPKIN IS IN SECOND IFT. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS, AND (IF POSSIBLE) MORE RECENT RECRUITMENT STATISTICS THAN THE OCTOBER FIGURES PROVIDED IN THE DRAFT, DESKBY 080900Z.
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