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(i) Lord GORONWY-RÜBERTS stated he appreciated the Unofficials' views on the question of elected representation. He could understand the need to move cautiously but imaginatively towards any sort of representative system. In this connection, the Urban Council and the Mutual Aid Committees showed the desire of Hong Kong to move in that direction. He could see the virtue and value of nominated Unofficials as a means of securing the services of suitable men and women of great capacity. (Lord GOROM.Y-ROBERTS indiated that he had read Dr. Hon. S.Y. CHULIG's recent speech on the range of Unofficial Members' work.) He accepted that it was no good electing or selecting people on a sectional basis unless they could match up to the work required of them. Anything which the Unofficial Members could do in conjunction with the Governor to strengthen the popular routes of selection would be very welcome, bearing in mind the external impact made by such appointments.
(ii) Lord GORCHWY-ROBERTS then turned to the Urban Council, and stated that its members were now elected to that body. The existing franchise was restricted, and the number of elected members was also restricted. He enquired whether the Unofficial embers could see any possibility of an extension of the U.C. franchise, so as to widen
the base from which the future choice of Legislative
and Executive Councillors would be made.
(iii) Hon. T.S. LO emphasized that the Unofficial Lembers welcomed a wider basis for
selection of members to serve on Exco and Legco,
but affirmed that any person so selected should not be representative of sectional interests in Hong Kong. Any member selected should represent all of Hong Kong: this was a principle upon which all the Unofficials were agreed. Hon. Sir Y.K. KAN
said the area of choice should be broadened. It
was essencial, however, that the people chosen should be able to speak for all of Hong Kong,
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