CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 012/1
TOP
90
157257 MDLOAN 6120
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 846
OF 170945Z APRIL 89
1 NC 21/4
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1120: BASIC LAW: WAY FORWARD
1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MATERIAL SENT BY BAG. WE SHALL STUDY IT CAREFULLY AND WILL LET YOU HAVE OUR VIEWS SHORTLY. SUBJECT TO THOSE VIEWS, WE AGREE THAT WE SHOULD SEND THE LINGUISTIC CRITIQUE TO THE CHINESE SIDE
2. WE ALSO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD AIM FOR A FURTHER MEETING OF LEGAL EXPERTS. WE ARE, HOWEVER, TEMPORARILY WITHOUT FIFOOT'S SERVICES AT PRESENT, AND CANNOT THEREFORE AT THIS STAGE GO FIRM ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR A LEGAL EXPERTS MEETING. WE SHALL REVERT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
3. WE ALSO SEE MERIT IN A QUOTE TRANSLATORS MEETING UNQUOTE AS PROPOSED IN PARA 3 OF TUR, BUT SUGGEST THAT WE ALSO DEFER PROPOSING SUCH A MEETING UNTIL THE POSITION ON A FULL-SCALE LEGAL EXPERTS' MEETING IS CLEARER
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ADDITIONAL
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MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR FIFOOT HKD
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