TNAG-1548-FCO40-2112-Future-of-the-Hong-Kong-public-service-1986 — Page 115

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D

Hong

Kong

misrepresent s

mino ri ty,

allowed"

Chi ne se

Civil

Service

-

which

the re

is

no t

the

po si ti on of

the

non- ethnic

tha t the

believes

to go

and in his

the ve ry

retirement

Secretary of State is "not

to Hong Kong with HM The Queen in October,

po s t- script, misrepresents the

sensitive change s in the

of judges (discussed between

rea soning behind

arrangement s for

the Governor and

the Se creta ry of Sta te last month: Hong Kong tel no 415

refers)

2. I attach som e thoughts which the Secretary of State might

consider including in a per so nal letter to Mr Justice Jackson-Lipkin, if he agrees with this advice; if not, we shall do Our be st to draft more fully, addressing the issues serra tim.

In the latter event, we ought, I think, to consul t the Governo r

about the tems of our reply.

Thaching

AM Layden

Hong Kong De pa rtment

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