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Wednesday, July 5, 1972

TRIBUTES TO RETIRING LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS

The Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, today paid tribute to the services rendered by Sir Yuet-keung Kan, Mr. G.M.B. Salmon and Mr. K.S. Lo each of whom retired from the Legislative Council at the beginning of this month.

In a valedictory speech in the Legislative Council before he adjourned the council sitting, the Governor spoke of the various services each former member had rendered during their appointments to the Council.

The following is the full text of Sir Murray's valedictory speech:- "Honourable Members, before I adjourn this sitting I would like

to pay tribute to the service rendered by Sir Yuet-keung Kan, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Lo, all of whom have retired from the Council as from July 1.

"Sir Yuet-keung was appointed a substantive Lenber on July 1, 1961 having succeeded Mr. Ruttonjee as Senior Unofficial Member on July 1, 1968. We shall very much miss not only his stimulating and pertinent contributions to our debates in the full Council but also his contribution which is most frank

and sincere in the Finance Committee. "He is no respecter of persons, he could always be relied on to say what is apposite and to say it very well.

We are, fortunate that he will be remaining on the Executive Council and various other

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to offer his usual sound contribution to the tackling of our problems present and

future.

"Mr. Salmon