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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.512 OF 21 APRIL 78.
FOR STEWART, HKGD, FROM GOVERNOR.
MY TELNO.443: APPOINTMENTS IN HONG KONG.
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1. COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION : JUSTICE T.L. YANG HAS ACCEPTED ON THE CONDITION THAT HE RECEIVES FIRM ASSURANCE THAT HE MAY RETURN TO THE BENCH ON TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT. SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL OR CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTION TO THIS APPOINTMENT (SEE MIFT), AND TO A SATISFACTORY LETTER OF ASSURANCE BEING GIVEN TO JUSTICE YANG, THE WAY IS CLEAR. HIS ACCEPTANCE IS MOST SATISFACTORY AND HIS CONDITION REASONABLE. ROBERTS MADE A SIMILAR CONDITION WHEN ASKED TO TRANSFER FROM ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO COLONIAL SECRETARY IN 1973.
2. TIMING OF FURTHER CHANGES IN APPOINTMENTS: I HAVE DISCUSSED, WITH YANG, ROBERTS AND CATER, AND WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING TIMETABLE:-
(A)
MAY 5 JUNE 15: YANG ON LEAVE. (B) JUNE 15
EARLY JULY: YANG TAKES OVER FROM CATER.
(C) EARLY JULY EARLY SEPTEMBER : CATER ON LEAVE.
(D)
JULY 1
E)
AUGUST 15: SELF ON LEAVE.
ABOUT 7 20 : CATER SPENDS A COUPLE OF WEEKS GOING
ROUND DEPARTMENTS.
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(F) SEPTEMBER 20 30: ROBERTS HANDS OVER TO CATER AND
GOES ON LEAVE.
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