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040227 MDHIAN 9165
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3353
OF 10110OZ OCTOBER 89
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 2032 AND OUR TELNO 3323: JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL
1. AT THE EXCO MEETING THIS MORNING, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ORDERED THAT THE BILL SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO, SUBJECT TO ONE MINOR AMENDMENT, VIZ THE CHAIRMAN OF PSC SHOULD BE REPLACED BY A LAY MEMBER NOT CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH THE PRACTICE OF LAW, INSTEAD OF BY ONE NOT RESTRICTED TO ANY CATEGORY OF PERSONS AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.
2. ACCORDINGLY, 2ND SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE IN OUR TUR SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ:
.ANOTHER APPOINTED MEMBER NOT CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH THE PRACTICE OF LAW''.
3. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE SUGGESTIONS IN FIRST TUR.
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