TNAG-1101-FCO40-1351-Legislation-on-homosexuality-in-Hong-Kong-including--Report--1981 — Page 532

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FM HONG KONG 151883Z APR 81

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 425 OF 15 APRIL

INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

PERSONAL FOR CLIFT

FROM GOVERNOR

HKCK 3801: RECEIVED IN REVAY NO. 51 1 6 APR 1981

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1. YOU WILL WISH TO BE KEPT UP TO DATE ON THE MACLENNAN ENQUIRY.

2. ON 25TH MARCH EXCO AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO PROCEEDING IN CAMERA BUT LEFT TO MY DISCRETION THE TIMING AND TERMS OF THE DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER. I HAVE NOT YET SO DIRECTED.

3. ANDREW LEGGATT Q.C., A PROMINENT LONDON SILK, HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING INDEPENDENT ADVICE ON CROWN PRIVILEGE AND APPEARING FOR THE CROWN ON RELATED MATTERS. THERE HAS BEEN ONE HEARING ON CROWN PRIVILEGE CLAIMED IN RESPECT OF A FILE THAT MR MOOR HAD BEEN ORDERED TO PRODUCE. THE COMMISSIONER

AGREED THAT THIS BE IN CHAMBERS AND PRODUCTION OF THE FILE WAS NOT REQUIRED. SINCE THEN LITTLE CONTENTIOUS EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PRODUCED.

4. THE COMMISSION HAS ADJOURNED UNTIL 28TH APRIL. AFTER A FEW DAYS IN WHICH WITNESSES WILL BE HEARD ON CAUSE OF DEATH, EVIDENCE WILL THEN BE HEARD FROM SENIOR OFFICIALS INCLUDING HENRY. ABOUT THAT TIME I MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO DIRECT THE COMMISSIONER TO PROCEED IN CAMERA. I WILL ADVISE YOU BEFOREHAND, BUT WILL BE LARGELY GUIDED BY LEGGATT. IF HE CAN REACH A MORE SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSIONER ABOUT WHAT IS AND IS NOT RELEVANT, AND DO SO

WITHIN THE TIME AVAILABLE, IT MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE TO AVOID A DIRECTION INTO CAMERA.

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HD/HK & GD PS/MR BLAKER MR DONALD

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