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Dear Lord Passfield,
a project for ostaolioning a solool of Ley at Old University of Hongkong has now reso.od a stugo when it ought to To brought to your knowledgo. I thoroforo oncleos for votar informe vien a Memorandum dreim un by myzold on the 10th July lanh, mrkod A. It shows now tho a cor ross. The To: Tong Jor five projects are givel
the in a letter from fudeo Puer an to myself & te 17th -pril, marked B, in Mr. Masujima's oportunitas, rind, in a Catur abbor from Judgonethem to inves11 to Sou príl rinkod-D, end in a letter
tod DOM from Judge pootham to pir Cecil burst deted 99rd App:l meta kudetik. I furt or amend cry of letter from 1. ornell, the vice- Chancellor of the unironsity,
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ontrors in te luie 1 chools in the textile induci rios, nue of 31nent enchers in the Inns, to whom have ofvcul tod tim i potu, k redood tʊ g thor at dimor at 10, pt. James's Square, on the 24th October, to consider the propos 1.
The invit tion has in Mact boon accepted by the follow- ing:-Lord Tomlin, Dir Cecil Hurst, ir Paul Lawrence, Sir Charles Clauson, Sir Sidney Fowlast, Lord Atkin, Lord tailsham, Bir
lexander ood fenton (lnco Chief-Justice of Ceylon) lir Lenry Gollan, Tona ending, ford
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tam ort, Profossor Holdsworth, Professor Brierly, ir John Pratt, Sir Charles andis (Chairman of the Bank of Hongkong na Shonated) the "ber of "lliol (Chairmen of tho Universities China Committee) and . ose of the British American Tobacco Com ny.
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The Lord Chem cllor has crossed his migrat that he is una ole to come oving to a previous car roment at xford, but added that the proposal be to this no mich flat ho ankend no pars målly to inform him to bohat imppened at the dinner.
At this dinner I propuso to ask: Dir henry Gollan from his experiorco of Chief-Justice in Hongkong to explain the importance of enabling tho Chinese to get some better knowledge of principles and practices of inglish Law. I shall then ask Sir John Pratt of the Foreign Office to explain the political importance of the matter. Si Cherles Addic, or someone else from the City brought for the purpose, wil then be asked to show from actual experience on the spot how serious are the hindrances to the devolopment of