TNAG-0314-FCO40-350-Appointments-to-judiciary-of-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 76

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

Registry No.

DEPARTMENT

НК

Hong Kong

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret

Secret

Confidential

Restricted Unlassified

Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

reach addressee(s).

(29)

PRIORITY MARKINGS

(Date)

ORBI

www.w

Flash

Fammediate }

Despatched

Priority

Routine

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

En Clair. Code

Cypher

Draft Telegram to:-

Governor Hong- No. 95

Kong

(Date).......12

And to:-

Repeat to:-

[Sec

ion]

Security classification" -if any

[ Privacy marking 1

-if any

[Codeword-if any]

Addressed to

telegram .............

And to

CONFIDENTIAL

071600 Z

GOVERNOR HONG KONG

.....(date)

repeated for information to

Saving to...

Your telegram No. 447

From Laird

APPOINTMENTS FROM THE BAR TO THE SUPREME COURT

BENCH

Saving to:-

1.

Much regret delay in reply.

Feeling here is

Distribution:—

Files HKD

Mr Wilford

Copies to:-

that although we have as a matter of policy

agreed on the circumstances in which an appointment

from the Bar might be justifiable it would be

wrong in principle før the Hong Kong Government to

issue a document which in effect would fetter the

Selecting

Crown's discretion in the matter of cemelting

persons to Be HM judges in Hong Kong. Letter

follows.

CONFIDENTIAL

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