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Mr. Moreton

Parliamentary Office

with (148)

The attached Question by Mr. Rankin is for written answer

tomorrow Tuesday, 21st January. We have no record here of the

correspondence between the Bar Association and the Solicitor

General to which the question refers, nor have we been able to

obtain in London a copy of the Bar Association's 1967 Annual

Report in which the Hong Kong Government state it was published

(Hong Kong Tel. No.52).

2. But we gather from the text of the question that the

correspondence related to the Committee of Review appointed to

hear representations from persons detained under Regulation 31

of the Principal Emergency Regulations.

Questions already asked

by Mr. Royle on 10 December and Mr. Abse on 17 December were

concerned with the names of the Committee members and with its

functions. A Question by Mr. Bidwell for answer today asks for

Composition

information on the membership of the Committee.

Office will attach the text).

(The Parliamentary

3. It is conceivable that the correspondence to which Mr. Rankin

refers may give rise to further Questions. We will be able to

judge this when we see it. The Governor is being asked to provide

copies of the Bar Association's Annual Report, and, when received,

copies will be placed in the Library of the House, since the

Parliamentary Office have advised that this would be an appropriate

step to take in view of the wording of the question.

20 January, 1969

Copy to: Mr. Godden

W.5. Carter

w.s.

(W. S. Carter) Hong Kong Department

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