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28/4/iii

Distributed to All Unofficial Members of Legislative Council

Statement by the Unofficial Members of Legislative Council

(1) The Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council affirm that they would welcome the appointment to the Legislative Council of persons, from a broader Spectrumsogment of society whose experience befits them for

membership of the Council.

(2) They consider it is important to continue to

maintain the principle that all appointments should be in a personal capacity; and that there should be no implication of representation of any particular interest or group.

(3) They place it on record that the following passages

were Dr. Hon. S.Y. CHUNG's personal ideas in expansion of the generally agreed theme referred to in (1) above:

"The introduction of a payment would

make it possible to choose as Members

of this Council persons who work among the wide base in the organizational structure of factories and shops in Hong Kong." (Actual Hansard Version)

"It would therefore be a move forward

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in the right direction if appointment can be made to this Council of persons who can themselves speak for the workers of Hong Kong who number more than a million in our 4 million population."

Absent Members:

U 100 ortico

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Dr. Hon. S.Y. CHUNG

Hon. R.H. LOBO (out of the Colony) Hon. T.S. LO

(out of the Colony)

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