TNAG-0731-FCO40-935-Appointments-to-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 28

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

8 August 1978

From The Minister of State

The Rt Hon The Lord Goronwy-Roberts

HKK 011/5

HERITED IN SIONRY RO. 51 1 1 AUG 1978

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Thank you for your letter of 24 July enclosing Mr Chan Kiong's letter

Appointments to the Hong Kong Executive and Legislative Councils are made by the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary on the recommendation of the Governor of Hong Kong. In recent years the Governor has been trying to make the Councils more representative of the people of Hong Kong, by recommending as Unofficial Members people from as wide a variety of social background as possible. This policy has our fullest support. Recent appointments have included a trade unionist; though Mr Chan is mistaken in implying that there is a specific place reserved for a workers' represent- ative or that a vacancy for such a person will necessarily occur this year.

Since appointments are made on the recommendation of the Governor,

A copy of his letter has however been passed to the Governor for information.

I am returning Mr Chan's letter.

Yous

My.

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Mr James Johnson MP

House of Commons London SW1

THIS IS A COPY

THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN

CLOSED UNDER

FOI EXEMPTION NO. 40,38 41

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