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10 The Urban Council has shown some impatience about the delay in
formulating final proposals. The ten elected members walked out
of a Council meeting on 3 March in formal protest. In view of the
publicity given to this incident, we can expect local government
reorganisation to be raised with the Secretary of State by the
Press. We understand that it will not be raised in the discussions
with officials and unofficials, but it is possible that the Governor
may mention to the Secretary of State the way in which his thoughts
are running. Speaking notes are provided for use with the
Governor, Separate notes are provided elsewhere for use with the
Press.
Hong Kong Department April 1970
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