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Reference

3.

HONG KONG JUDICIARY : PENSIONS.

I have been looking at past correspondence & papers on

subject.

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I've accept ODAS expert advice, then I think Mr Ruckfords suggestions should not be runned. The crux of matter 13 in para 2

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the

I can see

Mr West's letter where he states that they would establish an underirable precedent to the gives. forming that we do day Mr Rundfucks ideas, John an alterated but accepting a scheme on the lines of the West Indies Awangements. Mr West

you rejected this idea, Hag A. but looking at what was actually said (links), I find

that you did not completely reject it, as it had some points in its ferm. The particula difficulty

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about,

that

you felt it potential treatment

for judges appointed form the Bar. However, aunding to Mr West, this would not be so (panggaph 3), as it would not port

brother judges. (the bar judge) at an advantage over his brother

judges." "H this is corect (& DA should know) then I see no reason why we should not write to Hong Kong accordingly. Something the line of the draft at (39) would be suitable. It is we wrote to Hong Kong on this particular ouljeet.

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