TNAG-0363-FCO40-409-Appointments-of-senior-officers-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 124

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DEPARTMENT

HW

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

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Secret

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

reach addressee(s).

PRIORITY MARKINGS

(Date).

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En Clair. Code Cypher

Draft Telegram to:- GOV HONG KONG

No.

(Date)

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Security classification -if any

[ Privacy marking 1

-if any

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

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STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

DEDIP

GOVERNOR HONG KONG

(date)

Sis Duncan Watson

Personal for Governor from Sir Vincent Evans

Repeat to:-

MIPT: REPLY TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION

1.

Following is the draft text.

BEGINS:

Saving to:-

Distribution:-

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Head HKIOD Bir

Sir D Watson Private Sec PS Mr Royle

Copies to:-

I am grateful to you, as Chairman of the Hong Kong

Bar Association, and to the immediate past Chairman Mr Litton

Mr Mc Elney

and the President of the Law Society of Hong Kong

for writing to me about the appointment of the Chief

Justice of Hong Kong.

2. Your ouggestions are timely and helpful to me

in considering what advice to lay before Her Majesty

The Queen in relation to the office of Chief Jasties

2 I have taken moet careful note of what you say. Tirty

your

evidence of professional support for the present

most

Chief Justice is, of course, a valuable testimonial

from his own profession to his work for Hong Kong

over the past years.

13.

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