TNAG-0397-FCO40-443-Problem-of-increase-in-crime-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 81

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1.

You asked about a paper which gave misleading figures

of Officials and Unofficials in ExCo and LegCo. The Ridley

letter does not cover the point, and we have not submitted

anything recently that does.

No.

(page 27)

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2. You may have in mind the attached Country Notes of

which you received a copy. The section on Hong Kong says

that there are 14 Officials and 15 Unofficials.

included the Governor it would mean that his casting vote

would only level the score. But it does not. He is the

15th Official and his casting vote is decisive. The note

is, however, ambiguous and we will change it next time

round.

ACSL

A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

10 July 1973

Copy to:

Mr Crowson/Miss Kelly

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