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Registry

No.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

.In Confidence

DRAFT

Letter

To:-

Gerald de Basto, Esq., Q.C.! Hong Kong Bar Association, Secretary's Chambers, 732, Prince's Building, Hong Kong.

Type 1 +

From

Sir James McPetrie

Telephone No. & Ext.

930 8440, ext. 332

Department

Legal Adviser

I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 7 May 1970' on the

subject of appointments to the Bench from the Bar in Hong Kong.

I have passed your letter to the department of this Office which

is responsible for dealing with policy questions relating to

Hong Kong.