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FM HONG KONG 070950Z FEB 83
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 193 OF 7 FEBRUARY
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
FOLLOWING MR E.P. HO'S TRANSFER TO THE POST OF SECRETARY FOR TRADE
AND INDUSTRY, MR G.T. BARNES HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE WITH EFFECT FROM 7 FEBRUARY 1983.
2. SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FORMAL APPROVAL FOR MR G.T.
BARNES TO BE APPOINTED AS AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE.
3. OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (INCLUDING THE
GOVERNOR AND EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS) WILL STAND AT 23 AGAINST A MAXIMUM
OF 27.
YOUDE
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