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CHIEF JUSTICE'S CHAMBERS
COURTS OF JUSTICE
HONG KONG
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Asmall world so do we!! I think the name is Tung.
His Excellency the Governor, Government House,
HONG KONG,
My dem Mury,
22nd May, 1978.
Mrs. Elliott sent me a copy of her "report"
and I have circulated it to the Judges.
There is nothing new here. Just the same old generalities. There is, however, a most injudicious reference to a case at present being tried by Judge Silke at Tsuen Wan. This perhaps reflects more on Mr. Sanguinetti, who is a lawyer, than on Mrs. Elliott.
Your first point. I know nothing about this case which I am trying to dig up.'
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Your second point. "The legal system" etc. This is couched in such general terms that it is difficult to answer. I know of one case where a magistrate behaved in a very Mandarin-like manner. was suitably spoken to and though he is still rather stiff-necked his attitude towards the public (including the witnesses and accused coming before him) is improving.
It is for mention that complaints of this magistrate's attitude were made directly to the Chief Justice by an interested member of the public. Such an attitude cannot escape public notice and I think that in most cases, a person aggrieved will make a report. (I have a regular complaint sent to me about twice a year from New York concerning the conduct of a magistrate who has been retired for about eight years).
Detention centres are not intended for persons found guilty of crimes of violence only. They are there for cases where a "short, sharp shock" is considered an appropriate sentence.
Cont'd
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