TNAG-1828-FCO40-2596-Hong-Kong-legal-practitioners-and-judiciary-Jury-(Amendment-1988 — Page 82

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STAFF-IN-CONFIDENCE

FM HONG

KONG

TO DESKBY 16093OZ FCO

TELNO 1115

OF 16090OZ MARCH 88

HUD 373/1

* MAK 1988

TOP a D.

170013

MDHIAN 2304

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

MY TELNO 1075 : MR JUSTICE BARKER

•

1 I HAVE TODAY WRITTEN TO MR JUSTICE BARKER ACCEPTING HIS

RESIGNATION. THE TEXT OF MY LETTER IS IN MIFT:

2. BECAUSE OF CONTINUING PRESS SPECULATION I THINK IT BEST TO ISSUE A PRESS STATEMENT TODAY RATHER THAN DELAY UNTIL TOMORROW. THE

JUDICIARY ARE THEREFORE ISSUING THE STATEMENT IN MY SECOND IFT AT

1730 LOCAL (093OZ).

3. I ASSUME THAT, AS A COURTESY, YOU WILL BE INFORMING LORD BENSON

OF THIS ACTION.

WILSON

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

19

LIMITED

HKD

PS

ADDITIONAL

1

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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DISTRIBUTION

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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