TNAG-0326-FCO40-362-Appointments-to-membership-of-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Ko-1972 — Page 165

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TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO. 413 OF 25 MAY.

YOUR TELNO. 425.

FROM LAIRD.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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1. YOUR DESPATCH SCR 2/1136/72 OF 19 MAY NOW RECEIVED.

2, WE SHALL BE SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSALS TO MINISTERS AFTER WHITSUN.

3. ON ASSUMPTION YOUR PROPOSALS WILL BE APPROVED THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY IN PREPARING AN AMENDMENT OF ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEXT PRIVY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THE DATE OF THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED. THERE IS EVERY LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE WILL BE ONE SOME TIME IN JUNE. WE ARE INFORMING THE DEPUTY CLERK OF OUR LIKELY NEED FOR ONE. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS THE DATE OF THE MEETING IS

FIXED,

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