RESTRICTED
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means and channels (such as informal Ministerial contacts with the Governor) to ensure that this did not happen. it would always be open to the Secretary of State to prescribe a new and longer list of posts for which appointments would require his approval; to back-track in that way might attract adverse publicity, but this would be of marginal concern in such a crisis.
10. We do not expect the Chinese to raise any difficulties about the proposed changes if they come to their attention (and there is no reason to: suppose that: they would). Despite the general Chinese preference for freezing
the 1984 status quo, these changes would converge with the Basic Law.
Judicial: Appointments
11. The Secretary of State's: approval is currently
required: also for the appointment, promotion, transfer ta
the permanent establishment, and retirement (or extension of f service) of all District Judges, High Court Judges, and the Chief Justice (some 60: posts)... We give approval at Departmental level, after consulting:FCO-Legal Advisers, submitting only in the case of the Chief Justice:
12:. It is desirable that: the Secretary of State's approval should be required for the appointment of the Chief Justicers and in any case this appointment would have to be referred
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to him since, under it requires Royal Assent. HKG and we believenti it would also
retain the Secretary
of Stated approval for High Court Judges. Volume 8 of Diplomatic Service Procedure provides for a continuing roles for the FCO in these appointments. Wê, should. retain this: role at least until the Judicial Services Commission becomes executives But there seems no good: reason for continuing require the Secretary of State 51approval for District
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