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01-404 5416.

25247 Telex G Attn. Wrobel

Re:

Visit to London

by Members of All China Lawyers' Association.

(ACLA)

to Beijing.

Short Summary of Brian Wrobel's Recent Visi!

(Full report, including Hong Kong section, on request.)

Date: 21 January 1988.

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In Beijing from December 21st 1987 to January 8th 1938 for Ist academic Anglo-Chinese Legal Symposium University. Follow-up arrangements (to involve lawyers from the UK) include:

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[1] A dialogue with the Legislative Committee of the National People's Congress (the NFC is described locally as (a)

"the highest organ of state power i n the PRC") --- principles of commercial law, in particular those relevant to joint ventures and the structure of corporate entities, and (b) principles of criminal law, criminal procedure, judicial method, and the protection of individual rights. (Papers on both (a) and (b) available on request). The function in the PRC of the Legislative

the Legislative Committee is stated as "making a

unified examination of all draft laws proposed to the NPC or its Standing Committee.., [ and to receive] from other special committees their views on draft legislation".

[2] The likelihood of a dialogue with the Institute of Law, Academy of Social Sciences, on criminal law (concentrating initially economic crime'), with concepts from English, Scottish, Hong Kong and Chinese law being on the agenda. Important in this regard will prevention of

of fraud, and the thinking bebind Some of the regulatory provisions applicable to British financial

institutions.

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[3] Importantly, in response to an informal proposal yet to

be finalised, the All China Lawyers' Association has expressed Interest in distributing within China a magazine prepared under UK editorial control entitled perhaps 'Britain and the Rule of Law'. I envisage that the journal could carry a series of short and very simple articles the flexibility of basic legal concepts the conjunction or disjunction between company ownership and control, say),

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