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Establishment of an Inn of Court in
Hong Kong.
I have consulted the Lord Chancellor's
have both been consulto Office and the Privy Council Office regarding your
proposal that a Hong Kong/fan of Court should be
incorporated by Royal Charter. Both the Lord
Chancellor's Office and the Privy Council feel
office
doubtful whether it would be right in principle
such a/body
to constitute a ab initio by Charter.
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tody
think it would be preferable to establish the ina
by local legislation and if after five years the
body had proved/a success then the question of
Charter could be considered. In view of these
it is asterned that
opinions presume you will not be giving further
consideration to submitting a petition to Her
Majesty.
2.
no action has brem I have not, Ăn the circumstances, consulted
the Palace to ascertain whether Her Majesty would
be willing that Her name should be associated with
body since
thean, because you may not consider that it would
be/appropriate for such an association if the
body
is to be established by local legislation and not
by Royal Charter.
3.
I have the following general. comments to
make on the proposals:
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