TNAG-0701-FCO40-854-Appointment-of-Attorney-General-and-Solicitor-General-in-Hon-1978 — Page 104

CONFIDENTIAL

LORD

(FT

CHANCELLOR

RUSHFORD

HOUSE OF LORDS,

SW1A OPW

22nd August 1978.

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Jear Tange

Appointment of Attorney General in Hong Kong

Thank you for your letter of 18th August.

My own view is the same as yours: it would be considered

here very improper for a Judge of the Supreme Court

to become a Law Officer and doubly so if he were given

a right to revert to the Bench.

Mos Gegon

Pl. now draf. reply to the tel we received (

a lite, langger)

1 Send this to

Mr Mc Laren to

fee d

for

Your

sincerely,

Вале

bigis Ban

2 J. M. Bourne

for entry

@ keep cipy for make

2

. R. Rushford, Esq., C.M.G.

W.

HKA 373/393/5

SOLAVLO

SA. Y NO. 51

2 4 AUG 1978

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