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Council; and his replacement on the Legislative Council
by Mr LI Fook-Kow, now Deputy Secretary for Hone
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.
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women members of Legislative Council.
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appointment will also mean that there will now be thike
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brown to me. The Gove fors proposals ma senso personally and adminstrativets.
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
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15 November I recommend that we support the Governor's
proposals and I attach a draft telegram of approval.
Had Mr Reyle been in London, I would have addressed
this submission to him as well as to you, in view of
his personal interest in Hong Kong affairs, But The
Governor needs a reply before Mr Royle's return, and
will in any case be likely to discuss these matters in
have adwaed Hong Kong with him. The Legal Advisers Say that, it is
not necessary to submit the proposals to another
Minister.
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