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Hong Kong has an Executive Council consisting of
6 officials and 8 unofficials and a Legislative Council consisting
of 12 officials (in addition to the Governor who is both
President and a member of the Council) and 13 unofficial
(10 Chinese and 3 Europeans).
In answer to a Parliamentary Question on 21 March, 1967,
the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs said: "Because
of Hong Kong's special circumstances it is not possible to think
of normal self-government in the Colony, or to consider an
elected legislative council
The situation in Hong Kong
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is unlike that anywhere else in the World.
Government of Hong Kong are considering an extension of the
system by which people can be elected to deal with local
authority matters
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The Secretary of State for the Colonies visited Hong Kong -
in August 1966 and again at the end of November. The
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs visited the territory
in March 1967. The Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs,
Lord Shepherd, visited the Colony in October, 1967 and again
in May/June 1969.
Area 398 sq. miles
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Population:
3,785,000