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Mr Rowe's

Official Member of the Legislative Council; and his replacement

on the Legislative Council by Mr LI Fook-Kow, now Deputy

Secretary for Home Affairs, who will succeed Mr Rowe as

Director of Social Welfare.

5. The Governor proposes to fill the Official vacancy on the

Legislative Council by the appointment of Mr D H Jordan, who

recently replaced Mr Cater as Director of Commerce and Industry;

but to leave Mr Cater on the Council in his new capacity of

Secretary for Information. He proposes to fill the Unofficial

vacancy by the appointment of Mrs Mary WONG Wing-Cheong,

Chairman of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Her

appointment is intended to add expertise to the Council's work

in the Social Service field. It will also mean that there will

now be three women members of Legislative Council.

6. All the appointees are known to me. The Governor's

proposals make sense personally and administratively.

7. The Governor has asked for our approval by telegram in

order that the new members may take their seats at the next

sitting of the Legislative Council on 15 November. The Governor

needs a reply before Mr Royle's return, and will in any case be

likely to discuss these matters in Hong Kong with him. The

Legal Advisers have advised that it is not necessary to submit

the proposals to another Minister.

8.

I recommend that we accept the Governor's proposals and

I attach a draft telegram of approval.

9 November 1972

cc: Mr Rushford

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A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

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