Registry
No. HKK 18/11
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret.
Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted.
Unclassified.
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In Confidence
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DRAFT Submission
To:-
Private Secretary, Secretary of State
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From Nr.l.s-Cank's
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It is proposed to ad the Hong Kong (Non- Domiciled Parties) Divorce Rules to bring the
1936
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into line with current practice both in the UK and
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the Hong Kong, and so that the amended Rules come into
operation on 1 January, 1970.
Recommendation
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2. I recommend that the Secretary of State signify
his approval by signing the final print of the
chalt Stething instrumal L Statutory Instrument annexed making the Hong Kong (Non-
Domiciled Parties) Divorce Rules 1969. The Lord
Chancellor's Office has been consulted and will advise
to give his Chancellor/concurrence,
the Lord Chancellor /concurrence, which must be given
State's approval.
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3. The Hong Kong Rules were made in 1936 under the
provisions of the Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdic-
tion Act 1926. They have not been amended since enact-
ment and do not reflect the amendments to the Indian
and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Act 1940 and the
Colonial and Other Territories (Divorce Jurisdiction)
Act 1950.
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Practically every provision of the 1936 Rules bas
to be either revoked or modified. It has therefore
been thought preferable to revoke those Rules entirely
and re-enact them with the necessary modification.
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