Portuguese Appointed as an Unofficial Member Hongkong, Jan. 12.
Additional instructions, dated January 4, have been gazetted re-Jing the constitution of the Executive and Legislative Councils crepy the Secretary for Chinese Affairs coomes an eX officio mem her of the Executive Council. The is future be and eight unofficial members, as against eight six, respectively, at present, Jan, M4, 'The Governor of Hongkong, Sir [Cecil Clementi, has appointed' five new members" of the Legislative (Council, in accordance with instruc-sions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding the constitution of the Legislative and Ex-
New official members of the Council are the Directors of the Colony's Medical and Sanitary Services and the Harbour Master, snd mew unofficial members are Mr. J. P. Braga. and Dr. S. W. Tso. The mew wnofficial members will represent the interests of Kowloon.
The new appointments are of historical interest in so much as Mr.
[Brags is the first Portuguese to be appointed a member of the Council. Reuter.
Tr has been decided to construct a general post office, costing over £100,000, in the heart of the business quarter of Bangkok,
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