Er. Moreton
Parliamentary Office
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The attached question by Mr. Rankin is for written anever
tomorrow Tuesday, 21st January, We have no record here of the
correspondence between the bar Association and the Solicitor
General to which the question revert, ner have re been able to
obtain in Londen a copy of the line gaboclusion's 1967 Annunz
Report in which the Hong Kong Dovernment state it was published
(Hong Kong Tel. No.52).
2.
But we gether from the taxt or the question that the
correspondence related to the Committee of leview appointed to
hear representations from persons detained mdor Begulation 32
of the Principal Emergency Kopulations. Questions already agked
by Mr. Foyle on 10 Deca.ber and kr. Abee on 17 Dossaber ware
concerned with the notes of the Couníttee manbas and with its
functions. A question by Hr. Bidwell for answer today seks for
Composition
infomation on the menbarenie of the Committee.
Office will attach the text).
The Parliamentary
3. lt in conceivable that the corres; ondence to which "r. Rankin
refera nay give rise to further questions, We will be able to
Judge this when we see 2%. The Governor is being asked to provide
copies of the Bar baccintian's Annual Report, and, when received,
dopies will be placed in the Library of the loine, aince the
Parliamentary Office have advised that this would be an appropriate
step to take in view of the wording of the question.
20 January 1969
Copy to: Kr. Godden
Cartor)
Hong Kong Department