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Secretary of State.
Appointment of a Registrar of Co-operatives.
ACTING GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
FURTHER ACTION.
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sir,
I have etc. to refer to
Sir Mark Young's staff despatch No.43 of
the 10th of March 1947 on the subject of
the appointment of a Registrar of
Co-operatives within the framework of
the Development Secretariat.
2. I welcome the proposal of the
Hong Kong Government to develop and extend
co-operation in the Colony, and I agree
that an officer should be appointed to
undertake the duties of Registrar of
Co-operatives. I assume that it is
intended to establish a separate sub-
Department of Co-operation within the
Development Secretariat. As regards the
status of the post of Registrar of
Co-operatives, I consider that it should
appropriately rank as equal to that of
Director of Fisheries.
3. The proposal that an expert on
Co-operation should be seconded to Hong
Kong for one or two years to inaugurate
the new Sub-Department and advise on the
staff required to run it permanently has
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been