Wt. 29448/552 9/46 50m. S. & S. Ltd.

Wt. 41936/587 1/47 50m. S. & S. Ltd.

C. Q.

Mr. Galsworthy Mr. Seel

Mr...

Mr.

M

17/7/47

247

See muuli

DRAFT. QUESTION

and ANSWER

54145/4/47

X Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

XSecretary of State.

To ask the Secretary of State for the

Colonies what is the present position with

regard to the proposed constitutional

changes in Hong Kong.

ANSWER

I informed the House on March the

(17)

2

5th of my general agreement with e

If the Cats Tovernor his mach Young Sir Mark Young's recommendations/for the

establishment of a Municipal Council and

a modification in the constitution of the

Legislative Council. Earlier this month

I sent to the Acting Governor of Hong Kong

a despatch containing my detailed comments

on those recommendations, and authorised

him to proceed at once with all prepara-

tions necessary to put them into effect.

/I have

FURTHER ACTION.

Page 125Page 126

Share This Page