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Sir,
19/8
(No.57 on
54145/4/49)
SIR A. GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G., HONG KONG,
NO.
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FURTHER ACTION.
Para.13 of No.57 on 54145/4/49
2.
I have etc. to refer to your despatch No. 155
of the 25th August, 1949, transmitting recommendations
for the amendment of the Constitution of Hong Kong.
Since my assumption of office I have been giving
these proposals very careful consideration, and I now
desire to inform you of some of the conclusions which I
have reached.
however, I would like
Before doing so,
to record my very real appreciation of the constructive
thought which has been put into the formulation of the
proposals recommended by you, not only by yourself but
by the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council
and other interested parties, who have contributed to
this scheme of constitutional reform. I do not at this
juncture desire to express my approval or otherwise of
the recommendations which you have made until you have
had an opportunity of considering with all concerned the
observations and suggestions made in the subsequent
paragraphs of this despatch.
3. I have taken note of the view expressed by
Mr. Landale on behalf of the Unofficial Members in
conclusion (a) of his motion on the 22nd June, 1949, that
the proposals made by Sir Mark Young involving the
creation of a Municipal Council, with minor modifications
only of the Constitution of the Legislature, are no
longer considered to be the best means of giving the
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