5. There is a mass of paper related to this matter and for ease of reference I am attaching at front cover, copies of the relevant documents to which you will wish to refer when considering the draft Bill. These documents are:
6.
(1) A copy of the Public Order Ordinance
as enacted in November 1967.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
A copy of the memorandum prepared by "Justice".
A copy of the Attorney General,·
Hong Kong's views on that memorandum.
A copy of the saving despatch to Hong Kong of June 1968, set out the views of our own Legal Advisers on Justice's memorandum and the Attorney General's views.
A copy of the draft Bill which Hong Kong now wishes to enact together with the usual supporting Explanatory Memorandum by the Attorney General.
A copy of the Attorney General's, Hong Kong, further comments on the Bill in the light of the views expressed both by "Justice" and by our own Legal Advisers.
It seems to me that the amende Bill goes a considerable way towards meeting the various criticisms levelled at it, but as you will see, there remain one or two points on which the Governor asks us to re-consider our advice although he has in fact given effect to that advice in the draft Bill. I shall be grateful to learn whether you can accept the draft Bill with the amendments asked for by the Governor, or whether you consider that we should adhere to the advice previously given on the one or two outstanding points of difference between us and Hong Kong.
9 January 1968
(A. W. Gaminara) Hong Kong Department
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