TNAG-1589-FCO40-21741-Future-of-the-judiciary-in-Hong-Kong.-Part-1-of-2-1987 — Page 34

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1655

OF 191230Z JUNE 87

PRIORITY PEKING

нка Hun 373/3

6 JULS27

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YOUR TELNO 2333: JLG VII: FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE JUDICIARY

1.

TUR

WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING THOUGHTS ON DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE IN

A)

B)

WE SUGGEST WE PREFACE PARA 1 WITH A BRIEF REFERENCE TO THE

JLG IV EXCHANGE AS FOLLOWS QUOTE AT JLG IV BRITISH SIDE

INFORMED CHINESE SIDE THAT HKG WAS EXAMINING JUDICIAL TERMS

OF EMPLOYMENT. ON 29 MAY ETC UNQUOTE.

WE THINK PARAS 2 AND 4 COULD BE SHORTENED SLIGHTLY. COULD

WE END PARA 2 BEFORE QUOTE ALTHOUGH UNQUOTE IN FOURTH SENTENCE: AND COULD QUOTE SECRETARIAT UNQUOTE BE REMOVED IN

THIRD SENTENCE? PARA 4 WE THINK COULD BE REPLACED BY ONE

SENTENCE ON THE LINES THAT QUOTE HKG PLANS TO INTRODUCE A COMMON RETIREMENT AGE OF 65 FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY (EXCEPT THAT TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE MEMBER OF VACANCIES IN

THE DISTRICT COURT FOR NEW LOCAL CANDIDATES THE NEW RETIREMENT AGE OF 65 WILL ONLY APPLY TO DISTRICT JUDGES APPOINTED AFTER DATE UNQUOTE. (IS THE 1 JANUARY 1987 DATE CORRECT BY THE WAY: IT IMPLIES THAT THE CHANGE HAS ALREADY BEEN

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