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Mr Fifoot, Legal Advisers

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PROVISION OF JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE TO BRUNEI BY THE HKG

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I attach copies of Hong Kong telno 1905 and our telno

I should be grateful for your advice on an answer to the Governor's query in his telno 1905.

20 June 1986

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J. Thomas

J. Thomas

Hong Kong Department WH 312

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Mr Thomas

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1. It is a very simple point. What we had in mind was to draw their attention to the possible advantages of their continuing to be associated with a court in another Commonwealth jurisdic- tion. This would not be so much a matter of reciprocity, as an indication that the Hong Kong judiciary would not only be assisted by drawing on the expertise of other Commonwealth judges as provided in the joint declaration but was also capable of play- ing a wider role in assisting the judiciary of another South East Asian statejuskii

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