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FM HONG KONG

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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OF 0808552 OCTOBER 86

INFO PRIORITY HKGO NEW YORK, HKGO BRUSSELS, HKGO WASHINGTON

INFO PRIORITY HKGO GENEVA, HKGO SAN FRANCISCO, UKMIS GENEVA, FCO

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REGISTRY

29 DEC 1986

HKG/GT/133.

REPLACEMENT OF THE TITLE UNOFFICIAL'.

INTRODUCTION.

DESK OFFICES INDEX

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IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 8 OCTOBER 1986, THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE INTENTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE TITLE **UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. LIKEWISE IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THE TITLE UNOFFICIAL WILL ALSO BE DISCONTINUED IN REFERRING TO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

DETAILS OF THE CHANGES.

2. THE TITLE **UNOFFICIAL SHOULD NOW BE DROPPED FROM THE GOVERNMENT LEXICON. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING TERMINOLOGY SHOULD BE ADOPTED FOR NORMAL USAGE, INCLUDING THE CONTENTS OF SPEECHES, GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE AND GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, NOT HAVING STATUTORY EFFECT.

3. THE FORMER UMELCO OFFICE WILL HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN AS OMELCO''

THE OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND SECRETARY GENERAL/UMELCO WILL CONSEQUENTLY BECOME SECRETARY GENERAL/OMELCO. THE NEW NAME WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE WHICH WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, 1.E. IT WILL HAVE NO

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE HITHERTO KNOWN AS 'OFFICIAL' MEMBERS.

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4. THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE

KNOW AS 'THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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5. THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE

KNOWN AS 'THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL".

6. MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, WHETHER OFFICIAL OR OTHERWISE WILL BE KNOWN AS:

''MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'

''MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNC,

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