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Mr.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.TELEGRAM (0.T.P.) SECRET
GOVERNOR,
HONG KONG.
(60) (70)
FURTHER ACTION.
Your despatch No. 145 and your confidential
despatch of 22nd October.
1.
Constitution.
I am greatly impressed with the thoroughness
with which this complex matter has been
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examined and the very competent manner in which
the arguments and conclusions have been
presented. I should be glad if you would
convey a suitable expression of my appreciation
to Mr. Hazelrigg for his share of this work.
Your proposals have been carefully studied
in the Department and if, after considering
questions raised below, you still consider
that they represent the right method of approach
2.
I do not expect to have to comment on more than
a few points of detail.
3. Since last May, there have been two
developments which affect consideration of the
proposal to hand over to a Municipal Council
certain functions of internal administration.
These are:-
(a) that I expect shortly to be in a
position to announce my approval of
recommendations by the Governor
of Singapore for the radical
transformation of the structure of
/the