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Mr. Gaminara

I have perused the various pieces of legislation provided by the Library concerning the admission and control of members of the bar in various Commonwealth countries. I suggest that the Hong Kong Government be now informed that the legislation in various Commonwealth countries including New Zealand, some of the states of Australia and Jamaica has been perused, but no legislation has been found setting up a body in any way similar to the Inns of Court here.

In all cases that have been considered the admission of barristers to practise has been controlled either by the court or by a Committee of a local Law Society or Bar Association, and disciplinary control has been invested in a disciplinary committee, generally being a committee of such a Society or Association; in one case the committee included judges of the Supreme Court.

2.

I do not think it is necessary in fulfilling your undertaking to the Governor to draw attention to any particular provision of the legislation that has been studied; I would think it likely that the Attorney-General's Law Library in Hong Kong contains

laws of various Commonwealth countries.

3. Will you return the enclosed bundle of legislation to the Library?

af fratte Bl

(Sir A. Grattan-Bellew) 9 September, 1970

Mr Kinnear

Perhaps you

would inform the Grammer

accordingly as a

follow-up to S.D., No. 315,

2.

Then I

think arrangemata

shoves be

в

made

for

this file

to become a HK D fir.

ARE

Dog,

9.9.70.

Suring Deshitats & Hong Kong.

Regy- fol like action at X/ on munits of 20/8

*/about 1579

afree please send the fit back & Swill

Legal Registi

minute 9/9/20

Please see have 2 of M. Laminan 9 × of minute 20/8/10. If you

cams

Albait

11/9/10

nor

objection 17/10/10

carry out the trophie bow fit

Sir Arthin-Grattan Bellew

gof you

Lave no objection to the Gaminara's request,

this file will now be transferred to Hong Kong Dept:

V.A. Todd

30/9

2.

3.

Mr. Gaminava,

Reference...G..32/329.3.1.1.

13.

The Library has now produced copies of legislation for a number of commonwealth countries. For the most have these affear to regulate the admission of beristeos and soliciters.

Hongkong already has the Legal Practitioners Orduanco (Vol.7, cap. 189) which contests the admission and

conderd of barristers and solicitors.

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onistence

Possibly the Singapore Legal Profession Act 1966 and the Uganda haw Society Act to Hong Kong. Copies herewith.

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Perhaps Sir

Arthur Grattan-Bellers could advise whether it is worth sunding there to Hong Kong with reference 65. have: 4 of our Saving Despatch No 315 of 20 August.

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119170

Mr Rushford Please

Are your

minulé

of

16 July to Sri Jann

Me Petie & the subsequent correspondence

culminating in the saving despatch at

now,

Flag A

lo

have to take follow-up

action on

the

last sentence of that saving

despatch.

2. We have obtained from. The Legal holines

the regivation at fe,

I am not sure

to what extent this legitation helps us

in our researches,

bearing in

in mind that

Legel

Hong Kong already has its own