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LEGISLATIVE

DOUNOIL

HONG KONG

Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 22nd June, 1949, at 2,30 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Confirmation of Minutes of meeting held on 8th June, 1949.

1.

2.

Papers to be laid.

3.

Motione.

Motions.

2961/46.

14/3091/29.

༼8, ༣, "Y +6,

7/2571/475.

2/3231/49.

(1) The Attorney General to move the First reading of :-

A Bill intituled "An Ordátumor to repeal the Supreme Court

(Emergency) Ordinarice, 1946.*

(2) The Attorney General to move the First reading of :-

A Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for matters arising in the Colony haddental to the provisions of the Britlah Nationality Act, 1948,"

(3) The Attorney General to move the First reading of 1-

A Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping

Ordinance, 1899.*

(4) The Attorney General to move the Second and Third roadings of 1

A Pill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Buildings Ordinance,

1935."

(5) The Honourable Sir Man-kat Lo, Kt., C.B.E., to move →

4.6579 (49). (voted)

Since the publication of the despatch of the Right Horwurable

the Secretary of State for the Colonies dated 3rd July, 1947, in which ho gave general approval subject to minor modifications to the recommandatione submitted by Sir Mark Young and contained in his despatch No. 145 of the 22nd October, 1946, it has become increasingly evident that in the view of the general public of Hongkong :

(a) The proposals of Sir Mark Young involving the creation

of a Municipal Commoil and minor modifientions of the constitution of the Legislative Council are no longer considered to be the best means of giving to the inhabitants of the Colony a fuller and more responsible share in the management of their own affairs;

(b) Sufficient consideration was not given to alternative

methods of achieving this object ;