CO129-527-18 University of Hong Kong- proposal to establish Department 28-5-1930 - 19-9-1930 — Page 3

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Copy of hith With Seepskate, nav attachy

a considerable number of Law Lords and

influential Judges at home, and of

Sir Henry Gollan (recently Chief Justice in

Hong Kong), Mr Sheaton (Member of Executive

and Legislative Councils in Hong Kong),

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Mr Howell (Vice Chancellor of Hong Kong

University), and Sir John Pratt (of the

Foreign Office) to a scheme for setting up a

Law School at Hong Kong University, as a

great centre for the dissemination amongst

the future political leaders of China of a

knowledge of the principles of English Law and

Procedure. The intention is to invite the

Inns of Court in London to break out in a

new direction, to support this scheme with

the C weight of their prestige and to

finance it with funds to be collected by them

for this great missionary enterprise.

heavy

Mr Curtis is collecting all his guns

at Chatham House on a date in

October (I think October 16th) and he is

anxious that the Secretary of State himself

should accept an invitation to attend at this

dinner when the plans will be unfolded and

discussed with those who can speak for the

Inns of Court. I suggested to him that he

should write to the Secretary of State which

he proposes to do to-morrow.

(sa.) G.E.J.GENT.

12.9.30.

1519.1

loses.