TNAG-2116-FCO40-3021-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Sino-British-Joint-Declaration-action-ch-1990 — Page 51

Redacted under FOI Exemption S 27(1)

CONFIDENTIAL

Whether the

Annex I Section III : The Judicial System

CA Branch Liaison Officer: PAS(CA)4

10th Edition (June 1990)

Item &

Chinese need

to be consulted/

Date for HMG/HKG

JD/BL

Action

informed and

to start

reference

Officer

if so, timing

deliberation

Present Position

Relevant Considerations

Target Completion Date

c. Consider

*SCA

Necessary to

Already

1992

arrangements for

R,SC

consult on

started

establishing court

of Final Appeal in

Hong Kong and for

phasing out Appeals

to the Privy Council

(JD 68)

(BL Art. 81)

principles and

to inform of

proposals before Bill enacted

* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility

CLA

CONFIDENTIAL