TNAG-0268-FCO40-304-Petitions-from-rural-consultative-council-of-new-territories-1970 — Page 59

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G.F. 174

File No. CR 3/3511767.

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Date

JCCW; MS hm 12.1.70

Sin

Sir,

DRAFT CONFIDENTIAL

axed-1-Draft No. 2.

Letter to:

Mr CHAN Yat-san, 'BE, JP Chairman

Heung Yee Kuk New Territories

I am directed to refer to your memorandum dated 24 January, 1969, addressed to Mr. Anthony Royle M.P., concerning New Territories affairs. The memorandum was presented by Mr. Royle to the Secretary of State and I have now been authorised to reply as follows to the points that it raises: - (i) Land Policy

(vi) Appointment of Heung Yee Kuk representatives to Executive and Legislative Councils.

These two matters have been dealt with in my letter to you of 1970, and there is nothing to add to the views conveyed in that letter.

V

dated 28th July, 1969) and I do not think

July,

I have anything to add to what is said there

I understand that, in respect of the

matters not covered in this letter, the

District Commissioner is likely to be

addressing you further in due course in

the light of the most recent discussions

on these matters.

(ii) Tourism

The Government of Hong Kong concurs

with your view that the New Territories

has a part to play in relation to tourists

visiting the Colony and the Tourist

Association is well aware of this fact.

There has been in existence since 1968 an

CONFIDENTIAL

/Economic