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7. In

in paragraph 46 of that deepatoh, Bir Mark Young

requested authority to preceed forthwith with all detailed

proparstions, including the drafting of the necessary legislation, to give eficut to his proposals and

osamen etiɛna. In somveying to you this muthority, subject

to the comments in paragraph 4 above, I desire to say that

I appreciate that much work will be involved in the

preparations for the institution of Municipal Government and the revision of the present somatiŝution of the Legiɛlative

Couno11. should you came to the conclusion that additional

staff is required over and above the appointment of a

Town Clerk, to avoid divorting your existing staff from the

iɛmmediate and urgent problems of rehabilitation and

development, I trust you will not hesitate to raise the

matter with me.

8 I have already expressed to fir Hark Young my

appreciation of the thoroughness with which the whole

question of constitutional advance in the Colony of Hong Yong was examined under his guidance and supervision during his tenure of Office, and of the clear and caspetent way in

which the various argumenta and his conclusions were conveyed

to me in his de patch No. 145 of the 22nd October 1946, I also

ashed that an expression of my appreciation be conveyed to

ir. T.M.Hazlerigg, .0, B. E.,M. C., for the experienced advice

and ready assistance which he gave throughout to ŝir Mark Young,

It is fit ing that this despatch should conclude with a

further acknowledgment of my deep sppreciation of the careful work

of Sir Mark Young and är, Hazlerigg in devising the means whereby His Maj⋅ ɛty's Goverment will best be able to give effect to their Jesire to invite the inhabitants of the Colony of liang lỏng to

assume a fuller and more responsible share in the manageɛeat of

their own affairs.