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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London S.W.1
6 May 1974
His Excellency
Sir Murray MacLehose KCMG MBE Governor and Commander-in-Chief HONG KONG
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Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch
no CR 7/1136/71 II of 22 April 1974 and to inform you
that the power of disallowance will not be exercised in
respect of the provisional appointment of Mr H M G Forsgate
OBE JP and Mr Kenneth T C Low JP to be Unofficial members
of the Legislative Council with effect from 22 April 1974
during the absence from the Colony of Mr G M Sayer JP and
Mr W Lee OBE JP. The power of disallowance will also
not be exercised in respect of the provisional appointment
of Mr JD McGregor ISO JP to be an official member of the
Legislative Council with effect from 24 April 1974 in
place of Mr D H Jordan MBE JP.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Excellency's obedient Servant
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