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would be more palatable when a new vacancy had been created by the

setting up of an Appeal Court. His comment is ambiguous in that

it could mean that he might want an outsider as an Appeal Court

judge or as a Puisne Judge to allow the promotion of one of the

existing Bench. But either way his logic is sound, and it does

mean that a new vacancy is likely to be coming up in the reasonably

near future.

4.

I therefore recommend that we should accept the Governor's

proposal and submit a draft telegram accordingly. The Department's

Legal Adviser agrees.

5.

I am submitting separately on the question of the

establishment of a permanent Court of Appeal.

28 February 1974

Desinc

A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.

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