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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1975
ON THE POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, DR. CHUNG SAID THERE WAS ALREADY QUITE A SPREAD OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE AMONG THE UNOFFICIALS, BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE A NEED TO INCREASE DIVERSIFICATION OF THEIR SOCIAL BACKGROUND.+
HE NOTED THAT ALL THE UNOFFICIALS, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, HAD SPENT CONSIDERABLE PERIODS OF TIME IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE BEFORE THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND HAD PROVEN THEIR ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE PUBLIC GOOD.
THIS, HE FELT, WAS A SPECIAL AND ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR ANY FUTURE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER.
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DR. CHUNG THANKS THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS REMARKS ON THE WORK OF THE UNOFFICIALS AND SAID THE UNOFFICIALS WERE NOT AN OPPOSITION PARTY +NOR ARE WE A BUNCH OF RUBBER STAMPS.+
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