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community). But
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this might be done The possibilities of
doing so are strictly limited.
It is inherent
in the nomination system that the Governor
should make appointments from amongst people
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who have made their mark in the community
these are the people from industry, commerce
and the professions. If he were to appoint
comparative nonentities to handle the affairs.
of the community, this would satisfy very fow
people. Because of the cleavage between
Nationalist and Communist affliations, the
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of acceptable representative capacity or
stature. Moreover, service on the central
councils of Government takes up a great deal
of time and is unpaid.
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One possibility which has been suggested
in the past is the nomination of one or two
elected members of local Government bodies.
However, at present the field is limited to
elected members of the Urban Council and it
would be wiser to await the re-organisation you write of local government bodies (on which repe
expecting the Governor
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ecommendations
in
the near future) before pursuing this idea
any further.
In a separate letter, dated 5 June, 1970,
the Governor has stressed, somewhat forcibly,
the difficulties involved in broadening the
basis of selection He argues against
providing any wider representation merely
for the sake some kind 'spurious image
if this could not be done without appointing
unsuitable people. His recommendationS
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