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to adopt in the circumstances and the Garmor, states that all un Dicial member's have been consulted and would be willing to continue to serve on this beasie

of the

on Executive Council caused by the recent deaths

of Mr P Y Tang and Sir Cho-Yiu Kwan, the Governor

is again proposing a holding operation for the next

six months by making provisional appointments

under Royal Instruction III. (This particular

Royal Instruction was designed to deal with this

type of situation.

4. I do not think that we would wish to question

any of the Governor's proposals and I accordingly

recommend that we reply to him in terms of the

attached draft telegram.

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He is prostoring to appoint Messors, P.C. Woo and

W.

Szeto,

The two most senior members of the Legislative Council after MV Y.K. Kaws (who is already a member of both Councils). Both have

previouty served on

Execution Council in

a provisional capacity.

2.

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