GF 323
(4)
CONFIDENTIAL
3
機密
Court of Final Appeal
We are preparing CFA Bill for consultation with the
Chinese.
Key
to policy issue
be decided
we : do
mirror
the BL 90 provisions, i.e. nationality restriction and involvement of Legco in the appointment of the Chief/ Judge of the CFA? This may affect continuity of CFA
judges.
Also considering tactical question : do we consult
the
legal profession first before consulting
Chinese, the
vice versa?
Legco acceptance of CFA Bill?
or
How
do
we secure
(5)
Defence Land
Any
deal likely
to be acceptable to the Chinese will be heavily criticized in Hong Kong. The spectre
soldiers roaming the
PLA of
is still worrying to HK people.
critical.
streets of
urban
HK
Legco would be highly
If
deal, no
then momentum of development and
other plans will push us into
unilateral actions.
Chinese are likely to react adversely. Can we sustain
unilateral action?
Will they revoke everything in
1997? In the absence of a deal, will the PLA be able to take over everything in 1997?
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