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8-The bodies whose comments were summarised
in the Memorandum to the Executive Council
were (apart from the FCO):-
The Exchange Banks Association
The Hong Kong Bar Association
The Hong Kong Law. Society
Members of the Judiciary
The Hong Kong/Chinese Civil
Servants Association
The Association of European
Civil Servants
The Senior Non-expatriate
Officers Association
The District Commissioner, New
Territories.
9. The Executive Council advised that the
revised Bill be introduced into the Legis-
lative Council. This was followed by:-
(1) Talks between the Department and
the Governor in December, 1969.
(ii)Further correspondence with the
Attorney-General, Hong Kong, in
and
December, 1969, January-March, 1970,
in which the Hong Kong authorities
were warned that certain features of
the Bill would require submission to
Ministers.
(iii) The formal submission by the
Governor of his
views to be put before
Ministers (Amex
pand 2).
(iv)Further talks with the Attorney-
General, Hong Kong, in August, 1970.
lo. The upshot of all these consultations
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