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accordingly do not represent any great depart-
ure from previous practice.
19. The Governor recommend that the following
should not be reappointed:-
Y. C. Tse
K. Watson
H. C. Fung
M. A. R. Herries
(first appointed in 1964)
first appointed in 1964) (first appointed in 1964) (first appointed in 1968)
Of these four members, three are retiring of
their own accord and in the case of the fourth
member (that of H. C. Fung) the Governor is
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not prepared to recommend reappointment.
reasons are given in paragraph 20 of his letter
of 12 June and appear to be sound. Mr Herries
is the nominee of the Hong Kong Chamber of
Commerce. Since the last century there have
been two "closed" seats on the Council which
have been filled by a nominee of the Chamber
and a nominee of the Justices of the Peace (as
a body).
10.
In place of the above four members the
Governor recommends the appointment of:
K. S. Lo
0. Cheung
T. K. Ann
G. M. B. Salmon
a business man)
a barrister)
a textile industrialist) the likely nominee of the Chamber of Commerce in place of Mr Herries)
The Governor gives (in paragraphs 22-25 of his
letter) his reasons for proposing these appoint+
ments and I see no grounds for disagreeing
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12. In the case of all the remaining nine
unofficial members, the Governor recommends
reappointment, although he expresses a degree
of doubt in three cases (Messrs. P. C. Woo,
S. Y. Chung and W. Wong). Again, I do not
think that we are in a position to query his
recommendations.
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