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GRS 170

CONFIDENT HAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1169

OF 21084OZ APRIL 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

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Hun 180

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 2 APR 1986

DESI FFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

YOUR TELNO 228 : LOCALISATION OF LAWS.

IN A MEETING OF 10 APRIL FIFOOT REMINDED MCPHAIL OF LEGAL

DEPARTMENT THAT YOU ARE WANTING TO SEE OUR PROPOSED PROGRAMME

FOR LOCALISATION OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS.

2. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAMME IS A COMPLICATED EXERCISE

INVOLVING CONSULTATION WITH ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. IT IS IN

HAND BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. CIVIL AVIATION AND MERCHANT

SHIPPING ARE OUR OBVIOUS PRIORITIES. NOTHING ELSE PRESENTS ITSELF

AS SO CLEARLY NEEDING AN URGENT ORDER ON COUNCIL. WE ARE CONSCIOUS

OF THE NEED TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ORDERS AND WILL GROUP AS MANY

SUBJECTS TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE INFUTURE WHEN REQUESTING AN ORDER

TO BE MADE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PROCEED ON THE BASIS THAT THE

DRAFT ORDER UNDER PREPARATION NEED COVER ONLY CIVIL AVIATION AND

MERCHANT SHIPPING AS ALREADY ADVISED.

3. IN YOUR TELMO 669 YOU CONSIDERED HT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE ORDER

IN PLACE BY JULY 1986. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THE DRAFT ORDER

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GIVE US SUFFICIENT TIME TO COMMENT ON IT.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HKD

MAED

FED

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR. WILSON

COPIES TO:

IAD /DTP.

MISS WHITE CAA.

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