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My Lord,

I have the honour to transmit a copy of a

letter addressed to the Colonial Secretary by the Honorary Secretary of the Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong covering a resolution passed at a public meeting held on the 9th. January, and a copy of the reply that I caused to be sent thereto. To this letter a reply was received of which I enclose

a copy the Association having at my request waived a suggest- -ion that Your Lordship's reply should be sent, if practicable,

by cable.

2.

I emlose the report of the meeting as it

appeared in the public press from which Your Lordship will

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observe that the third paragraph of the resolution relating to the method of electing the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council as originally framed, was amended in the course of the meeting. The proposal that one of the hofficial Members should be elected by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce

believe inserted after the original form of the resolut- -ion had been decided on owing to the views expressed at a meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce held on the 27th.

December referred to in a letter from the Senior Chinese Un-

-official Member, Mr. Lau Chu-pak, of which I enclose a copy.

3.

Apart from the attitude of the Chinese

Chamber of Commerce, the proposals of the Constitutional

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

VISCOUNT MILNER, Ģ.C.B.,

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