TNAG-1577-FCO40-2150-Hong-Kong-Court-of-Final-Appeal-1986 — Page 3

GRS 90

SECRET

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1466

OF 13095OZ MAY 86

SECRET

R

FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR. P. R. N. FIFOOT, DEPUTY LEGAL ADVISER, FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

FROM MICHAEL THOMAS ATTORNEY-GENERAL, HONG KONG

* SHALL BE VISITING LONDON BETWEEN 21 MAY AND 29 MAY. THE GOVERNOR WOULD LIKE ME TO DISCUSS WHITH YOU AT THE FCO:

(##) PLANS TO CREATE A FINAL COURT OF APPEAL IN HONG KONG:

(NN) THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR UP TO 1997.

HT WOULD BE CONVENIENT FOR ME TO CALL ON YOU THE MORNING OF 22 MAY (BUT NOT 23 MAY) AND THE MORNINGS OF 28 MAY OR 29 MAY.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO PROVIDE TIME?

YOUDE

MINIMAL

LEGAL ADVISERS

HKD

нии 37013

RECEIVED

EGISTRY

1 5 MAY 1986

* ཙྪཱ ॰ ཏཾསྶ

SECRET

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT

ADVANCED