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CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 1935 OF 7 NOVEMBER. 1972
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SUBSTANTIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
COUNCILS.
G.T. ROVE, A NOMINATED OFFICIAL MEMBER OF BOTH EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, WILL START PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE ON 16
NOVEMBER. HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED AS DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE BY
LI FOOK-KOW, NOW DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS.
2. 1 PROPOSE THAT ROWE BE REPLACED ON EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BY DR
G.H. CHOA, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND
AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY LI. BOTH APPOINTMENTS WOULD BE FROM 16 NOVEMBER 1972 UNTIL 30 JUNE 1974.
3. THE MAXIMUM NUMBERS OF OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ON
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL UNDER RECENTLY AMENDED ROYAL INSTRUCTION
XIIT ARE TEN AND FIFTEEN RESPECTIVELY. THERE ARE THUS AT PRESENT
VACANCIES FOR 1 OFFICIAL AND 1 UNOFFICIAL. I PROPOSE TO FILL THESE BY THE APPOINTMENT OF D.H. JORDAN, WHO RECENTLY REPLACED J. CATER AS DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND MRS MARY WONG
WING-CHEONG.
4. CATER'S CURRENT APPOINTMENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS AN
OFFICIAL MEMBER WAS MADE WHILST HE WAS DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. HOWEVER, LIKE ALL NOMINATED APPOINTMENTS, IT IS ON A PERSONAL BASIS AND I HAVE DECIDED TO RETAIN HIM ON THE COUNCIL IN HIS NEW CAPACITY AS SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION. JORDAN, AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, WILL THEREFORE FILL
THE EXISTING OFFICIAL VACANCY.
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