TNAG-1589-FCO40-21741-Future-of-the-judiciary-in-Hong-Kong.-Part-1-of-2-1987 — Page 82

GRS 200.

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FM HONG KONG

TO #MMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1939

OF 20074OZ MAY 87

ANFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 1372 AND PEKING TELNO 908 : THE JUDICIARY

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WE ARE GENERALLY HAPPY WITH THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS AND WILL MODIFY THE DRAFT ACCORDINGLY. HOWEVER IN THE LIGHT OF PEKING'S

TUR DO YOU STILL WISH TO PURSUE THE POINT IN YOUR PARA. 1(F). WOULD 4T PERHAPS BE SUFFICIENT TO REWORD THIS PARAGRAPH SLIGHTLY TO READ :-

**AS AN ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PROPOSES THAT THE PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY SHOULD

BE PROVIDED FOR BY LAW'

2. SUBJECT TO ANY VIEWS YOU MAY HAVE WE ARE ALSO CONTENT TO DROP

PARA. 11 AS SUGGESTED BY PEKING IN PARA, 1(A) OF THEIR TUR. WE

HAVE ALSO MADE THE AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED IN PARAS. 1(B) AND 1(D).

AS REGARDS THEIR PARA. 1(C) WE SHALL DO OUR BEST.

3. AS REGARDS PARA. 3 OF YOUR TUR WE AGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT

BUT WE THINK IT IS WORTH HOLDING EXPERT TALKS IN ADVANCE OF JLG

VW OF THMS IS POSSIBLE. PERHAPS THE CHINESE MIGHT BE MORE

RECEPT WE IF WE WERE TO OFFER TO PROVIDE A TEAM TO ANSWER ANY

QUEST-ONS THEY MAY HAVE IN ORDER TO PREPARE THE GROUND FOR DISCUSSHION AT JLG VAN. AS YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE CJ HIS VERY-

ANXIOUS TO HAVE THESE ISSUES RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

4. WE DO NOT INTEND TO APPROACH EXCO AGAIN ON THESE PROPOSALS

*N ADVANCE OF AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE. THE NOTE ONLY STATES

WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY AGREED.

WILSON

HMUNAN 3139

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D. (FE)

DEP.HD/PUSD

PS/MR RENT ON

MR MCLAREN MR GILLMORE

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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