CO129-513-7 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils of Hong Kong 21-12-1928 - 14-2-1930 — Page 40

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CONFIDENTIAL.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

10th May 1929.

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Encl.No.1.

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Sir,

I have the honour to forward herewith a

copy of a letter received from His Excellency the

General Officer Commanding the Troops, China Command.

I recommend that the desire of His Excellency to be

relieved from the duties incident to membership of

the Executive and Legislative Councils of this Colony be given effect to. The Royal Instructions at present existing, under which he holds his seat,

go back to the time when the General Officer

Commanding acted for the Governor during temporary absences, a system which now no longer obtains.

If this be approved it will be necessary

to add another official member to the Legislative

Council, and I would recommend that this be done by adding the Director of Public Works to the list of

ex officio members of that Council. Transference

of the Director of Public Works to an ex officio seat

would cause a vacancy among the official members, and if the above proposal be approved I would ask for authority to appoint the Director of Education to

2.

?

the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL 1.0.1.S. AMERY, M.P.

&c.,

&c.,

&c.,

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