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Since then further consideration has been given to the details of "ir Mark Young's proposals, as set out in his despa toh No. 145 of the 22nd October, 1946, and I am now in a position to accept those recomendations in full subject to the coments set out below (the references are to the paragraphs of Sir dark Young's despatch No. 145) :-
(a) Distribution of seats on the amieival Commail. (paragraph 15). 1 accept for the present the recommendation that the number of sests on the Council should be divided
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equally between the Chinese and non-Chinese cans inities. This arrangement will, of course, be subject to review from
time to tie in the light of experience,
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(b) Minima qualifying ase for Councillors and Voters (paragraphs 17 and 24). In paragra;h 17(a) of his despatah No. 145 sir Mark Young Posamended that the min minimum qualifying age limit for election as a Councillor should be 30, and, in paragraph 24(1) of his despatch, that the minimum qualifying age limit for voters should be 25. Subsequently he felt able to recommend that the minimum qualifying age for Councillors should be reduced to 25, and wivined that the weight of local opinion would not at prenent favour any further reduction in the minimum qualifying age limit for both Councillors and votera, In the light of this advice I am prepared to sec pt the age of 25 as the minimus qualifying age for both, but I trust that a reduction in both cases to 21 will not be leng delayed.
(s) other elastoral cualifications (paragraph 24). I agree to the proposed literacy and residential qualificatiħħna.
As regards the proposal that voters
should, in addition, possono a property or the Jury
Service