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At today'e meeting with the representatives of
the China Association (Messrs. Morse and Swire) the
se to.
question was raised of the possibility of designing a
stion
more liberal form of Government in Hong Kong after the
Colony had been reoccupied and "settled down".
The conception was that a large measure of
might
Government should be vested in a Municipal Council
Shangha the ling of no laternational Settlement of Kong.
Some Galliers
suggested
A very rough division of cubjects which it was thought
Ho responsibilities of
would be appropriate to such a Council were:
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Local Government,
Certain land acquisition rights,
Housing,
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Sanitation,
Medical Services,
Poor Relief, ,
Public Analyst, Departmen
Certain aspects of education,
particularly Technical Schools,
Certain Public Works,
Local Finance.
Matters which must be reserved for the
Central Government would be Defence, Foreign Affairs
and Finance. The following matters would also be
appropriate:
Administration of Justice,
Police,
Prisons,
Labour,
Registrar General's Office,
Fisheries,
Some Public Works.
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There was considerable discussion as to
such
whether a Municipal Council should be responsible for
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the whole territory, including the rural areas,
or
whether