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paragraph 10 refers), which he claimed were made by "people who had no idea of local working conditions". He added that he supported many of the ideas put forward by the W. P.L.A. but he opposed elected representation on the Legislative Council both because of Hong Kong's close proximity to China and for historical reasons. The speech by Mr. James Johnson, M. P. for Kingston-on- Hull, West, in the house of Commons, on 27th February, was reported factually in all sections of the local press but without comment so far.
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