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Registry 19
No.
18/12
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45.654
DRAFT Submission
To:-
MY Wilford Parliamentary Office.
Type 1+3
Mr Carter
From
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
Following discussions
with Lord Shepherd
in June,
Сору
Cory to Lord Shepherd's
Offic
the
We understand that his proposals/will relate to verned farangements for curban areas of the Eolony and the overs Tepatories, Tag 17
The attached Parliamentary Question by Mr. Rankin Writer
is for reply on 13 October. The Parliamentary Office
have asked us to let them have the draft reply by 8
October if possible.
2. The subject of local government is a live issue
The in Hong Kong at the present time. The existing local
he government organisation in the Colony has been under
review since 1966: there has been very wide ranging
Consultation public opinion and prolonged discussion of the matter locally, and the
Governor is ne formulating proposals for a degree of
reorganisation of the system. These proposals are now
in a fairly advanced state of preparation and the
Не Governor expects to be in a position to present them
to his Executive Council very shortly but we have no-
more precise information than this of when the proposals
will be ready. A
3. A draft reply to the attached Question is submitted.
will not extend at this stage to It has been agreed with the Governor (see Hong Kong
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Urban Council
telegram No. 786 copy attached). Since the Question
•
is for written reply, no Notes for Supplementaries are
required. A background note
Background
Existing Local Government Bodies
The Urban Council has statutory responsibility for
operating the basic sanitary services within its area
together with a variety of other duties in the field of
public health, such as the supervision of food premises,
hawkers