CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5] — Page 6

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Sir,

8-38635/13

With reference to your despatch No 312 of the 15th of

October last, I have the honour ie inform you that I shall

be glad if you could see your way to make an exception in

favour of Mr Wei Yuk, whereby he might be re-appointed as

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a member of the Legislative Council for a term of three

years.

My reasonsfor making this recommendation are se

follows:-

(a) Mr Wei Yuk, as I informed you in my Confidential

despatch of the 16th June 1913, still enjoys my confid-

-ence.

(b) He has rendered more loyal & more valuable services

to the Colony than did Sir Kai Ho Kai. The latter was

allowed to complete four terms of appointment as a member

of the Legislative Council. There is, therefore, good

reason for permitting Mr Wei Yuk te be appointed før a

further term teo.

(c) In the steamer by which I travelled from Shanghai at

the end of last year, there came te Hongkong an emissary

from the Central Governments at Peking. This man is

credited with having told a leading member of the Chinese

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Community here that the two Chinese members of the

Legislative Council were to be deprived of their seats on

the Council.

This story was repeated to Mr wei Yuk & he took very

much

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