Members
Governor (no original vote)
1
10
4 officials
(casting vote)
2 Elected by J.P.s
1 Elected by General Chamber of Commerce
"Chinese Chamber of Commerce
1
tt
2
5 Nominated
16
Reliable Votes
1
4
1
1
"reconstituted Urban Council
3
10
2.
At the official level we agree with these proposals, we intend
and it is proposed to submit to our Secretary of State by way
of reply to despatch No.155 the attached draft, which has been
agreed with the Government of Hong Kong. When this reply is
received in Hong Kong it is proposed that the Hong Kong
Government should publish it together with despatch No.155,
Lag, slative the two despatches will be considered in Council, and the
senior unofficial member will propose a resolution embodying
the alternative proposals outlined in para.1 above. I should
perhaps add here that the resolution will include a proposal
to reform the constitution of the Urban Council and to extend
the franchise for the Urban Council to all British citizens.
This resolution will be transmitted to the Secretary of State
for approval and, unless anything unforeseen occurs, approval
will be given quanted.
HC CRO
3. I am writing now to ask if you have any comments
at this stage on our draft reply to despatch No.155 and
on the new proposals for the constitution, since, as I have
explained above, it is unlikely that the approval of the new
proposals/
(57)/49