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Er. Moreton

Parliamentary Office

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The attached question by Mr. Rankin is for written anever

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

correspondence between the bar Association and the Solicitor

General to which the question revert, ner have re been able to

obtain in Londen a copy of the line gaboclusion's 1967 Annunz

Report in which the Hong Kong Dovernment state it was published

(Hong Kong Tel. No.52).

2.

But we gether from the taxt or the question that the

correspondence related to the Committee of leview appointed to

hear representations from persons detained mdor Begulation 32

of the Principal Emergency Kopulations. Questions already agked

by Mr. Foyle on 10 Deca.ber and kr. Abee on 17 Dossaber ware

concerned with the notes of the Couníttee manbas and with its

functions. A question by Hr. Bidwell for answer today seks for

Composition

infomation on the menbarenie of the Committee.

Office will attach the text).

The Parliamentary

3. lt in conceivable that the corres; ondence to which "r. Rankin

refera nay give rise to further questions, We will be able to

Judge this when we see 2%. The Governor is being asked to provide

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

dopies will be placed in the Library of the loine, aince 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: Kr. Godden

Cartor)

Hong Kong Department