TNAG-0728-FCO40-931-Appointment-of-Commissioner-Against-Corruption-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 33

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A. R. RUSHFORD

Mr Rushford

•HKK 010/1

DAY MO. 51

- 3 MAY 1973

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CONFIDENTIAL

OFFICER

MUSK

PA

REC RY

Action Teken

APPOINTMENT OF MR JUSTICE YANG AS COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION IN HONG KONG

1. We spoke and I explained that the Governor would be most grateful if the opinion of, eg the Lord Chancellor on the propriety of Yang J being appointed as Commissioner, could be gained for use by the Governor with the Chief Justice in Hong Kong.

2. You kindly agreed to approach the Lord Chancellor's Office. I attach copies of the relevant papers.

25 April 1978

JAB Stewart

Hong Kong & General Dept

Since drafti

dretting

the above I have had future

disccession with the Governor. What he would

u

like is a telegram frontalegal Advisens tnut in view

saying

"of his (the Govenms) concern

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that the appointment of Yany. I. to ICAC should not be an impediment to his subsequent-reliurn to the Supreme Count- you have consulted to Land Chanceller who has confirmed his view that the

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would be nothing improper about euch

a procedore

Jales

P.T.O.