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W(B)L 51-7406

CONFIDENTIAL

of

meet the criticisms/levelled at theaterby

"Justice"; to incorporate into the Ordinance

certain provisions of emergency legislation (see

paragraph 1 above) and to ameliorate certain

other provisions of the Ordinance which had pre-

viously been taken from emergency legislation.

The Bill goes a long way towards achieving its

objects but there are a few outstanding points

for which, after discussion with the Legal

Advisers, we consider that the Bill should

provide. These points were set out in our

Saving Despatch to Hong Kong No. 208 of 22 May,

1969, (copy attached), to wind

reply.

ita

Heng Kong Dept.

October, 1969

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