TNAG-0288-FCO40-324-Appointments-to-membership-of-Executive-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 83

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APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF NOMINATED OFFICIAL MEMBERS TO THE HONG KONG EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS

PROBLEM

1. In his telegram No 381 the Acting Governor has

reminded us that the appointments of all nominated

Official Members of the Executive Council (1 member)

and the Legislative Council (8 members) will expire at

the end of this month; and he seeks approval of the

proposals set out in his telegram for dealing with the

situation.

BACKGROUND

2.

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Lists attached showing the present members of

the two Councils and giving the dates of their

original appointments and of their last reappointments

(the list Aoes not contain the name of Mr D C Bray, whTo

is mentioned in the Acting Governor's telegram, sinee

beca

came

he did pot become a member of the Legislative Council when

until he succeeded Mr Luddington as District Commissioner

New Territories, on 1 April 1971).

May June)

3. In May 1970 we agreed to the Governor's suggestion

that all the nominated Official Members then holding

office in the Executive and Legislative Councils should

be reappointed for one year from 1 July 1970 to

30 June 1971. With two exceptions, the Acting

Governor is now proposing that all the present nominated

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