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MR ROYLE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

11-15 NOVEMBER 1972

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Urban Council Reform

The Hong Kong Government's proposals for the

reform of the Urban Council, which were the outcome

of some five years' deliberation, were published as

a White Paper in October 1971. The Paperxxakes

made proposals for putting an end to the long debate

on the proper acreas of activities for the Urban

Council and sought to make that decision more

palatable to the councillors and the public by

giving the Council more autonomy, both financial

and otherwise, within its proper sphere. In general,

the aim is to reduce possible areas of friction

between the Government and the Urban Council and

to give the latter the maximum discretion in

The date

proposals and the

planning and executing their activities.

for the implementation of the

setting up of the 'new' Council is April 1973.

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The White Paper was supported by an over-

whelming majority of unofficials members in Legislative

Council as being in general a practical proposition

under Hong Kong's present economic and political

/atmosphere..