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Anthony Royle, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the All Party Anglo-Hongkong Committee, House of Commons, London, S. W. 1, ENGLAND.
26th November, 1968.
Dear Mr. Royle,
Re: Emergency Regulations:
Hong Kong
Your letter published in the November 16, issue of The Times states that Mr. P. C. M. Sedgwick, Director of the Hong Kong Government Office in London, had demo- lished Er. John Rear's allegation against the Hong Kong Government concerning its attitude over detainees.
Mr. Sedgwick's letter reproduces word-for-word a statement issued by the Hong Kong Government on the same day as his letter was published and it seems reason- able to assume that it is the Hong Kong Government's official statement in this matter. It seems to the Bar Committee of the Hong Kong Bar Association that Mr. Sedgwick's letter in no way refutes the point made by Mr. Rear; it merely brings into prominence the inconsistency in the British Government's attitude on the Emergency Regulations prevailing in Hong Kong that Mr. Rear has attacked.
Mr. Rear's point seems simple enough: the Hong Kong Government has at present totalitarian powers over
BAR COMMITTEE
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GERALD DE BASTO
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ROBERT WEI
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