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PRIVY

OFFICE

REGISTRY No. 66

PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE

WHITEHALL, LONDON S.W.1

CIL

6 OCT 1970

KG.3/393/

15th July, 1970

Dear Grattan. Bellew.

Thank you for your letter of the 13th July about the Inn of Court in Hong Kong.

Subject to any different view which the Lord Chancellor's Office may express, we feel doubtful whether it would be right in principle to constitute the Inn ab initio by Charter.

We think it would be preferable to

establish the Inn (and, if The Queen approves, call it "The Queen's Inn") by local legislation. If, after say 5 years, the body had proved a success, then the question of a Charter could be considered.

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You sincvely,

M.E. herge

RLF.

Sir Arthur Grattan-Bellew, C.M.G., Q.C.,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

S.W.1.