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His Excellency,
Sir David Trench, G.C.M.G., M.4.
Government House, HONG KONG.
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Sir Arthur Galsworthy
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We were, as you can imagine, very pleased indeed
to receive your telegram No. 481 about emergency legis-
lation: As we see it from here, when the steps to
repeal or discontinue such legislation (as outlined in
your Saving Despatch No. 70, in your letter of 20
February and in your telegram) have all been taken, the
only emergency legislation still in force will be the
Emergency (Deportation and Detention) Regulations
together with the related Advisory Tribunal Rules made
thereunder.
We have, as you know, raised some points on certain
of the items of emergency legislation embodied (or to
be embodied) in permanent legislation, in correspondence
on the Public Order (Amendment) Bill and the Criminal
Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 1968. There
raise with you is one additional point we would wish to make Jon the
proposals set out in your Saving Despatch No. 70. This
concerns Regulation 96 of the Principal Emergency Regu-
lations requiring members of the public to identify
themselves to police officers and military personnel.
There is no difficially about
to objection is seen to conferring on military
officers "acting in the course of duty" permanent powers
to require people to identify themselves; the circum-
stances in which/military officer's duty would involve
him in checking a civilian's credentials are strictly
But it has been pointed out here limited and defined. We are advisen, however, that for
/the
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