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in such a job as 1997 came closer.
You disagreed.
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that the CFA was set up in agreement with the Chinese, that
If it were to be set would bolster confidence in the court.
up without prior agreement with the Chinese, then there would be a problem. Sir William Goodhart said that he gathered that the Chinese were insisting on vetting potential candidates and approving appointments to the court. You replied that there had been such speculation. The system was that appointments were proposed by the There was no executive Judicial Services Commission. interference.
We for our part had no intention of allowing this to be changed.
6. The discussion then touched briefly on the questions of the airport, political climate in China, and Chinese interests in ensuring the smooth transfer of sovereignty.
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