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1. I am setting down for information the background to the present state of play with the S K Tang Bequest.

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I wrote to the Attorney General's Office in Hong Kong on July 3 inquiring whether the Attorney General would authorise a direction to set up a trust under the Royal Sign Manual. Sir John Coles then wrote a personal letter on 17 August to which the Attorney General replied on 8 September advising that the funds be transferred to the Treasury Solicitor for directions under the Attorney General here.

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In response to Hong Kong's advice Mr Stephen Slack at the Charity Commission suggested, in his letter of 29 September, that we contact Mr Lawton at the Treasury Solicitor's Office. I wrote to Mr Lawton on 12 October and spoke with him on 3 November. He indicated that the matter was a complicated one and that he plans to forward information on to the Legal Secretary at the Law Offices for advice. I was unable elicit an estimate for how long this would take but he did assure me that things would be turned around quickly.

4. I plan to keep in contact with Mr Lawton on a three weekly basis and have copied to him all the papers which may be of use.

Sarah Haspel.

S J Haspel

Hong Kong Department

4 November 1992

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Mr Smith Laittan, BTC, HK.

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