TNAG-0267-FCO40-303-Activities-of-Hong-Kong-Civic-Association-1970 — Page 16

Standard 22/1/20

Royle will come to help our problems

By CHRIS WONG

MR. ANTHONY ROYLE - now "Hongkong's man in the British Government" will visit us soon for a first-hand look at what can be done to help our social and political problems.

The intended visit was revealed yesterday by Civic Association chief Mr. Hilton Cheong-Leen, who returned from Britain after top-level discussions with Mr. Royle.

It will be Mr. Royle's first visit to Hongkong since he Under- was appointed secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs a month ago.

Md. Cheong-Leen said had a long talk with Mr. Royle, long regarded as Hongkong's man in London, on many pressing issues, such as local government reforms and in Ombudsman.

He said Mr. Royle was very sympathetic towards the demands by the majority of the Hongkong people.

"He would like to come here to study the latest developments before deciding what action can be taken to help us," Mr. Cheong-Leen said.

He told Mr. Royle that immediate steps should be taken on local government reforms without waiting for the present Governor's term to expire.

Among Mr. Cheong-Leen's proposals were:

Four Unofficial Urban Councillors to be appointed to the Education Board;

•Social Welfare

be under Department to Urban Council;

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elected

Urban

Councillors to be given seats on the Legislative Council;

Urban Council be given portion of the rates collected by the Government;

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●Elected seats on the

Urban Council be increased from 10 to 14 by 1972.