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SAVING TELEGRAM

(HKK 14/6)

To Governor Hong Kong telno 59 Saving of 22 June.

Judges of Appeal.

1. We would see no objection to giving a more distinctive and permanent character to the membership of the Full Court by administrative measures which would provide that the same individual judges should sit regularly on the Full Court either for dealing with all appeals or for dealing with particular classes of appeal. We think it might be better to introduce these measures by administrative action and to leave the question of effecting changes in the legislation over for a period (say a year) so as to see how the administrative arrangements worked out in practice. We would be glad of your further views.

FILES HKIOD

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR WILFORD

MR D A SCOTT

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COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, ODA

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