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who do on occasion come there is ample space in the Courts.

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M C. There should be at least two Waiting

Rooms for witnesses.

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This would be an advantage and an improve-

menton Mr. Cooper's plans.

D. "There should be a "Bar" corridor and

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Reading Room,&c.

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This we considered unnecessary. In HongKong

there are only as a rule 5 or 6 practising Barristers and

the Library provides ample accommodation for them. The multi-

plication of Corridors should be avoided.

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There should be a Solicitors' corridor

with suitable consultation rooms,&C.

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One moderately sized room for Solicitors con-

sultations in addition to the robing room would be ample,

no special corridor is necessary.

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"There should be a Prisoners' Entrance,

Detention Room,&c.

with the remarks in this sentence we agreed.

The judges wished it to be clearly understood that provi-

sion for the General Public in Halls and Corridors was not

only absolutely unnecessary but undesirable.

The Consulting Architects should be made

acquainted with the fact that the weather in Hong-Kong is

extremely hot for 4 or 5 months in the Summer and very cold

for about the same period in Winter, when adequate provision

for