UNCLASSIFIED
HKK 1/9
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London S.W.1
2 July 1974
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His Excellency
Sir Murray MacLehose KCMG MBE
Governor and Commander-in-Chief HONG KONG
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Sir,
REF.
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch
no CR 7/1136/71 II of 17 June 1974 and to inform you that the
power of disallowance will not be exercised in respect of the
provisional appointments of Mr JD McGregor, ISO, JP and
Mr WC Bell JP to be Official Members of the Legislative Council
during the absence from the Colony of Mr D H Jordan MBE, JP
and Mr D W McDonald, JP.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Excellency's obedient Servant
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