TNAG-1828-FCO40-2596-Hong-Kong-legal-practitioners-and-judiciary-Jury-(Amendment-1988 — Page 116

FROM

-THE LORD BENSON, G.B.E.

Sir Geoffrey Howe Secretary of State

9, DURWARD HOUSE,

31, KENSINGTON COURT,

LONDON, W8 5BH

TELEPHONE 01-937 4850

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5th January 1987

Mr. Dam (ed)) Fr. Gillmme

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Legal Adviser.

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Dear Geoffany

THE CARRIAN TRIAL

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Thank you very much for your letter of 21st December 1987, letting me know the latest position about the Carrian trial. serious ones, which will take time to resolve.

I realise that the issues are

I do not know whether your office is kept in touch with the effusions from the press in Hong Kong, both responsible and irresponsible. The latest is from "Target" and a copy of this is enclosed. I notice that Mr Justice Barker has given a telephone interview, which is reported verbatim. My friends in the law in Hong Kong, who feed me with this material, mention "with some considerable misgiving, the fact that this man is now sitting in judgement on people charged with capital offences."

Thank you for your good will. I send you my warmest wishes for 1988 and the years beyond.

Jann

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