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W(B)L 51-7406

The latest memorandum reiterates the

earlier recommendations for New Territories

representation on the Executive and

Legislative Councils and employs the same

arguments set out in the memorandum presented

to the Ministèr of State in February 1968,

i.e. drawing attention to the importance to

the Colony of the New Territories in terms

of physical size and for the expansion of

commerce and industry and implying that

because of the remoteness of the appointed

unofficial Members of the Councils the

of the residents of the New Tersilómes interests are not given sufficient

consideration.

The Heung Yee Kuk are merely repeating

the same arguments to which replies have

already been given. There is little

likelihood in the forseeable future of the

possibility of any significant constitutional

or representional changes being made in

Hong Kong. In the circumstances we can

only draw the attention of the Heung Yee

Kuk to our previous reply on this subject.

therefore

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