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the Urban Council and members and employees of some eighteen Statutory bodies (mainly public utility companies).
4. In accordance with the advice of Executive Council, the Bill was published (in July/August 1969) for general information prior to further consideration by Executive Council in the light of public comment prior to its introduction into Legislative
Council.
5.
The Governor at the same time asked for his Attorney-General to be given the opportunity to discuss the Bill with the
Secretary of State's Advisers in London.
took place on the 8th September 1969.
These discussions
6. A revised Bill was submitted to Executive Council on the 18th November 1969 together with a survey of public opinion received through City District Officers, a summary of comments in the Chinese and European Press and a summary of principal comments "received from various interested parties, including the F.C.O. advisers, as reported by the Attorney-General. comments, so far as they were considered valid, were included in
the new draft Bill1.
7.
The
The bodies, whose comments were summarized in the memorandum to Executive Council, were (apart from the F.C.O.);
The Exchange Banks Association
The Hong Kong Bar Association
The Hong Kong Inw Society
Members of the Judiciary
The Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants Association The Association of European Civil Servants
Senior Non-Expatriate Officers Association District Commissioner, New Territories.
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