TNAG-1309-FCO40-1666-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 124

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2. AR 1984

GR 95

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FM PEKING 2800002 MAR 84

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 37 OF 28 MARCH

HINFO ROUTINE FCO

FUTURE OF HONG KONG: TRANSLATION OF HONG KONG LAWS

1. WE ASKED LU PHING DURING THE DANNER ON 27 MARCH WHETHER

THE SCMP REPORT THAT HONG KONG LAWS WERE BEING TRANSLATED

BY THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES WAS TRUE. LU PHING

SAID THAT THE LAWS WERE BEING STUDIED IN THE ACADEMY, BUT THAT

THERE WAS NO SYSTEMATIC ATTEMPT TO TRANSLATE THEM. THIS WOULD

BE IMPOSSIBLE'.

EVANS

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

PLANNING STAFF

PUSD

D/ED/PUSID

COPIES TO: BUCKINGHAM PALACE PS/LORD PRESIDENT

PS/HOME SECRETARY

SEE COUNCIL,

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXOTIQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SEOKEMART FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

we both wit

FES.E. (R TALKER)

LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/R LUCE

PS/FUS

SER J BULLARD

YEARDING

KR WILSON

1ER TRIGENT

SITE C TECKWIT.

MR ROBERTS

NEWS D

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS

MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST

MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFTON

MR GOODATI CABINET OFFICE

MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFIC

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D

PS/ATTORNEY COMERAL

SIR. P. CRADOCK 24 KĪRS

BIR F CHADOCE NO 10 DOWNING STAREGA

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