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to adopt in the circumstances and the Garmor, states that all un Dicial member's have been consulted and would be willing to continue to serve on this beasie
of the
on Executive Council caused by the recent deaths
of Mr P Y Tang and Sir Cho-Yiu Kwan, the Governor
is again proposing a holding operation for the next
six months by making provisional appointments
under Royal Instruction III. (This particular
Royal Instruction was designed to deal with this
type of situation.
4. I do not think that we would wish to question
any of the Governor's proposals and I accordingly
recommend that we reply to him in terms of the
attached draft telegram.
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He is prostoring to appoint Messors, P.C. Woo and
W.
Szeto,
The two most senior members of the Legislative Council after MV Y.K. Kaws (who is already a member of both Councils). Both have
previouty served on
Execution Council in
a provisional capacity.
2.
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