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FM FCOLN TO HOKON
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1655
OF 191230Z JUNE 87
PRIORITY PEKING
нка Hun 373/3
6 JULS27
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YOUR TELNO 2333: JLG VII: FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE JUDICIARY
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WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING THOUGHTS ON DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE IN
A)
B)
WE SUGGEST WE PREFACE PARA 1 WITH A BRIEF REFERENCE TO THE
JLG IV EXCHANGE AS FOLLOWS QUOTE AT JLG IV BRITISH SIDE
INFORMED CHINESE SIDE THAT HKG WAS EXAMINING JUDICIAL TERMS
OF EMPLOYMENT. ON 29 MAY ETC UNQUOTE.
WE THINK PARAS 2 AND 4 COULD BE SHORTENED SLIGHTLY. COULD
WE END PARA 2 BEFORE QUOTE ALTHOUGH UNQUOTE IN FOURTH SENTENCE: AND COULD QUOTE SECRETARIAT UNQUOTE BE REMOVED IN
THIRD SENTENCE? PARA 4 WE THINK COULD BE REPLACED BY ONE
SENTENCE ON THE LINES THAT QUOTE HKG PLANS TO INTRODUCE A COMMON RETIREMENT AGE OF 65 FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY (EXCEPT THAT TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE MEMBER OF VACANCIES IN
THE DISTRICT COURT FOR NEW LOCAL CANDIDATES THE NEW RETIREMENT AGE OF 65 WILL ONLY APPLY TO DISTRICT JUDGES APPOINTED AFTER DATE UNQUOTE. (IS THE 1 JANUARY 1987 DATE CORRECT BY THE WAY: IT IMPLIES THAT THE CHANGE HAS ALREADY BEEN
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