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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

DRAFT

LETTER

To:-

Sir Murray MacLehose Governor/ Xxxixix » Hong Kong.

Ytxietaryx

In Confidence

HONG KONG JUDICIARY

Type 1 +

FROM

Mr Youde or Mr Stuart

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

1. We have been takis Surther coured with the legal Aduriscos on the complex of questions Raised

by Lord Garduries

when he called Peck the lowk

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bean the cortical Berlins article in

the Timmas and recons rumblings from othe including caspartate

serative lawyers such as No Pater Rees

np all of suggest that this not well with the adminstration of Justial in Hong Kong.

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suggestion that I beam of

We are all still somewhat ocncerned about the

apiticisms of the judicial system in Hong Kong. It

I How gİx months since Lord Gardiner and the

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Sai Virent

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not to satisfy Lo

with certain by

The basal Adviser's own allegations may well be exaggerat

and the

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tally

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the position in many respects,but do

ap ear to

some grounds for justifiable criticism. stract that there may be grounds for tha

sort of overhaul of the adminstration of justice in impor

Hong Kary that McKinsey's have referthi farist out

foll

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for the central administration, to reflect the fact that a

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senior lawyers might visit Hong Kong

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make recommendations

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