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Our Ref:3632/314

Your Ref:HKK 18/11

LORD CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE

HOUSE OF LORDS

LONDON S.W.1

2nd October 1969.

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Dear Cruchley,

Hong Kong Divorces

I have only a few, and very minor, points on the draft you sent me under cover of your letter of 1st October:-

RE EVED IN

R GITYM.51

- 8 OCT 1969

ARK 18

A/ Apant

(a)

In reciting the enabling powers, will you not have to be rather more specific and refer, e.g. to section 1(4) of the 1926 Act? The Scrutiny Committee is a good deal more particular now than it was in 1936! I should be inclined to say ".... conferred on him by section 1(4) of the [Act of 1926] as amended by section 1 of the [Act of 1950] and applied by [the Hong Kong Orders] ...

(1) Rule 14: do you not want a footnote

reference to the S.R.&0?

from the actual draft, there are more genera 1 points which may cause diffic lty and which you may care to put to the Hong Kong authorities:-

I.H. Cruchley, Esq.

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