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SPONSORED VISIT OF HONG KONG URBAN COUNCILLORS

1.

The visiting delegation from the Urban Council (Urbco)

are calling on Sir D Watson at 12 noon on Monday 22 October.

The Chairman of the Council, Mr Arnold 0 de Sales, who was to

join the delegation, has now had to cancel his visit. The

delegation will therefore consist of:

2.

Mr Henry H L Hu (elected member Barrister at Law)

Dr Denny M H Huang (elected member - Medical Practitioner)

Mr Kenneth T C Lo (appointed member - Solicitor)

Mr Peter P K Ng (appointed member - Architectural Engineer)

Biographical notes and the outline programme for the visit

are attached.

Immediately before they call on Sir D Watson,

members will have had a programme discussion with the COI.

Background

3. The proposal for the sponsored visit arose out of a

meeting which Mr Royle had with the Hong Kong Parliamentary

Group in July last year when Members suggested that it might be

a good thing to invite some of the Elected Members of Urbco to

Britain. The Governor was consulted. His view was that, if the

visit was intended as reciprocity for MPs visits to Hong Kong,

then the first invitations should rightly go to UMELCO members;

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