Registry No.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Seeret.
Secret.
Confidential.
DRAFT MINUTE
To:-
Sir Leslie Monson
Type 1 +
From
E. 0. Laird
Telephone No. & Ext.
Restricted: Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
.In Confidence
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Department Hong Kong
Appointments to the Hong Kong Executive
and Legislative Councils
In paragraph 7 of the attached submission, I
have referred to our efforts to persuade the Governer
make
to broaden the basis of his selection of unofficial
members for appointment to the Executive and Legis-
of the people. That submission is concerned only
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with the specific issue of the Governor's recommend-
ations for immediate appointments to the Legislative
Council. In this minute I attempt to deal with the
general principles involved in the making of such
appointments.
2. The present unofficial membership of the Executive
Council comprises one doctor, two solicitors and
five bankers/businessmen.
The unofficial membership
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of the Legislative Council consists of two solicitors,
two engineers. one housewife, one educationist and
seven bankers/businessmen.
If the Governor's rec-
ommendations as set out in the attached submission
are approved, the membership of the Legislative
Council will be changed by the substitution of a
barrister for a businessman.
3.
The
There is clearly a preponderance of businessmen/
bankers on both councils, but this is hardly surprising, Having regard to the character of the Colony's economy.
Indeed..
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