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RESIDEN NO. 51

Hong Kong.

J.A.B. Stewart, Esq.,

Hong Kong Department,

OBE.,

9 JUN 1977

Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

LONDON, SW.1.

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1371/502/6

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During a visit to the Commonwealth Secretariat

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while I was no leave, I learned that there is to be a meeting,

of Commonwealth Law Ministers in Winnipeg in August. have in the past (though before my time as Attorney General) endeavoured in a low-key way to obtain agreement to the attendance at such meetings of the Hong Kong Attorney General. I think that Tony Rushford may remember discussing the matter with Denys Roberts. Clearly, if

that could be arranged, we should have to attend under

the wing of your Attorney General.

I am writing now to see whether you feel able

to propose on our behalf that we might attend.

It is not unreasonable to suggest that Hong Kong is not in the same position as the other remaining dependent territories. I have no doubt that a Hong Kong presence would be valuable for this Government and, I like to think, not without value from the point of view

of the Law Ministers of the independent Commonwealth

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gearings.

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I very much hope that you will feel able to give

us your support.

;

Yours ever

<Joan.

(J.W.D. Hobley) Attorney General.