NO CONFIDENTIAL.
RECEIVED
3 OMAY 1928 COL.OFFICE
52879
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG.
25th April, 1928.
27
Sir,
M.O.
38654/23
With reference to the Duke of Devonshire's
despatch No.182 of 18th August, 1923, on the subject
of a petition from inhabitants of Hong Kong praying
for a more representative form of constitution,
have the honour to inform you that at a meeting of
Legislative Council on 19th April, 1928, Sir Henry E.
Pollock asked the following question:-
I
"Will the Government recommend to the Right
Honourable the Secretary of State for the
Colonies that the constitution of this Council
be amended for the purpose of having a resident
of Kowloon on this Council to represent the
interests of Kowloon"?
to which I replied that I proposed to discuss the
question with you while on leave in England.
2.
The existing constitution of the Legislative
Council is set out in Article XIII of the Royal
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,
&C.,
&C.,
&C.
Instructions,