TNAG-0430-FCO40-495-Appointments-of-membership-of-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Ko-1974 — Page 80

UNCLASSIFIED

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London S.W.1

2 July 1974

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His Excellency

Sir Murray MacLehose KCMG MBE

Governor and Commander-in-Chief HONG KONG

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Sir,

REF.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch

no CR 7/1136/71 II of 17 June 1974 and to inform you that the

power of disallowance will not be exercised in respect of the

provisional appointments of Mr JD McGregor, ISO, JP and

Mr WC Bell JP to be Official Members of the Legislative Council

during the absence from the Colony of Mr D H Jordan MBE, JP

and Mr D W McDonald, JP.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your Excellency's obedient Servant

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