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and Nationalist affiliations) and other weaknessON the movement cannot throw up anyone of acceptable
representative capacity or stature. Moreover, service on the Central Councils of the Hong Kong
vernment takes a great deal of time and is unpaid,
(c) The Nomination to the Legislature of one or two Ffected Kembers of Local Dovernment Bodies.
This seems to be the most promising possibility but at the present time the field consists solely of elected Members of the Urban Council and it might be
better to await the establishment of other Local
Government bodies. When the reorganisation of local government (delayed by confrontation and its after- math) is under way this possible change in the basis of Legislature Council Membership might be more closely examined and at the same time consideration
might be given to dispensing with the two "closed"
seats for representatives of the Justices of the
Peace and the chamber of Commerce.
2. It is doubtful whether the Governor will have had any
fresh ideas on this subject, but there may be scope for further discussion of the possibilities in the context of discussions on developments in the field of local adminis--- tration (see Hote Ho.5)
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