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TO IMMEDIATE GOV HONG KONG TELNO 21 OF 9 JANUARY. 1974
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COURT SYSTEM OF HONG KONG: STUART'S LETTER OF 23 NOVEMBER 1973, 1. THE ARTICLE BY BERLINS, LEGAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE QUOTE TIMES UNQUOTE APPEARED IN TODAY'S EDITION.
2. IT IS FAIRLY CRITICAL, BASED ON THE LINE TAKEN BY JACKSON-LIPKIN WHEN HE WAS IN LONDON LAST SUMMER, RATHER THAN THE BALANCED ARTICLE BERLINS SAID HE WOULD BE ABLE TO WRITE AS A RESULT OF THE BRIEFING HE RECEIVED HERE. THE ARTICLE ENDS AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE THE FOREIGN OFFICE HAS ASKED THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TO COMMENT ON THE ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION FOR WHICH HE IS RESPONSIBLE. SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO REPLY. IN THE END IT MAY BE. THAT THE INQUIRY INTO CORRUPTION NOW UNDER WAY WILL LEAD TO A
REASSESSMENT OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AS WELL UNQUOTE.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW HOW THIS MATTER STANDS IN ORDER TO ENABLE NEWS DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH ANY INQUIRIES THEY RECEIVE AS A RESULT OF
THIS ARTICLE.
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