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Wednesday, March 1, 1972
PROPOSALS ON WHITE PAPER ON URBAN COUNCIL
Target Date April 1, 1973
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The Colonial Secretary, Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, speaking on the
White Paper on the future of the Urban Council at today's meeting of the
Legislative Council, said that "the time for debate has now passed and
the time for action has now arrived."
Sir Hugh said that the White Paper, tabled in the Legislative Council
in October last year, had had a prolonged period of gestation and during
that period a great divergence of views had been expressed.
"However, in the end, and with reservations on some particular
points, there has been a sufficient degree of acquiescence in the proposals
put forward in the White Paper to enable the great deal of detailed work,
which is necessary before its proposals can be put into effect, to be
started," he said.
The Colonial Secretary said the target date for putting into effect
of the proposals made was April 1 next year and "before then a great deal
of administrative settlement of points of detail, and a great deal of
financial planning has to be done, and financial details settled."
He said he and Council members regarded the hitting of the target
date as a must and every necessary priority would be given to the work.
/Sir Hugh
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