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TELEGRAM NUMBER 871 OF 7 SEPTEMBER

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG

FUTURE OF HONG KONG: COMMONWEALTH LAW CONFERENCE

1. THE NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY HERE HAVE HEARD FROM WELLINGTON (THOUGH THEY DO NOT KNOW THE ORIGINAL SOURCE) THAT THERE MAY BE SOME MOVE AFOOT TO GET THE COMMONWEALTH LAW CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG TO PASS A RESOLUTION ON THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY IN HONG KONG IN ANY SETTLEMENT. WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING OF THIS, AND ARE SURE THAT THE IDEA DID NOT EMANATE FROM HMG. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE BACKGROUND TO THIS STORY.

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