§ 72. Mr. Rees-Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the present position with regard to the proposed constitutional changes in Hong Kong.
Mr. Creech JonesI informed the House on 5th March of my general agreement with the recommendations of the late Governor, Sir Mark Young, for the establishment of a Municipal Council and a modification in the constitution of the Legislative Council. Earlier this month I sent to the Acting Governor of Hong Kong a despatch containing my detailed comments on those recommendations, and authorised him to proceed at once with all preparations necessary to put them into effect. I have arranged for copies of the despatches in question to be placed in the Library of the House.