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"The people of Hong Kong have high hopes, both of the Government and of this new Council. We must not fail them," said Mr Patten.

"The progress we have made in implementing the ambitious programme I announced in October 1992 would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of the Legislative Council.

"Almost all of these proposals had financial implications and, in some cases, needed legislation to give them effect. The same will be true of many of the proposals I have described this afternoon, and the many more new initiatives set out in the 1995 Policy Commitments.

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"I think it is clear that unless we work together the Legislative Council and the Government - any plans to improve services for the cornmunity will amount to nothing more than good intentions," the Governor said.

End/Wednesday, October 11, 1995

Two former LegCo members appointed to ExCo

The Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, has appointed Mr Vincent Cheng and Mr Jimmy McGregor, both former Legislative Councillors, to the Executive Council.

They will replace Baroness Dunn and Mr John Gray, who have resigned from the Executive Council this summer.

Mr Patten thanked Baroness Dunn, one of the community's most distinguished public servants, and Mr John Gray, who will be retiring from the chairmanship of the Hongkong Bank next year, for all their work.

"In my first Policy Address, I announced the separation of the Executive and Legislative Councils. It seemed to me that overlapping membership had impeded rather than facilitated the development of both Councils.

"I felt then, and still do, that members of the Executive Council would find it difficult to offer me frank and impartial advice if they also had loyalties to a political party.