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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

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2

5 Nominated

16

Reliable Votes

1

4

1

1

"reconstituted Urban Council

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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/

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