CONFIDENTIAL
010260
MDLIAN 7743
EXISTING MUNICIPAL SERVICES APPEALS BOARDS SET UP IN 1990 WITH THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF RELIEVING EXCO FROM HEARING ROUTINE STATUTORY APPEALS UNDER THE TWO MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCES. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR INTENTION TO HAVE OTHER SIMILAR MINOR APPEALS DEALT WITH BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD OUTSIDE EXCO IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BOARDS. THE TWO BOARDS ARE A SUCCESS. WE WILL GIVE THE CHINESE THE LIST OF APPEALS TO BE DEALT WITH BY THE PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD, EMPHASISING THAT WE HAVE NO INTENTION TO TRANSFER THE MORE IMPORTANT APPEALS AWAY FROM EXCO. THIS SHOULD HELP OVERCOME ANY
CHINESE SUSPICION.
WILSON
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60
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. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
PUSD
HD/FED
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
4
DISTRIBUTION
64
PLANNERS
RAD
PS/LORD
CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
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