1896-10-24 · 香港
1896年10月24日,港府宣佈,行政局首次委任兩名非官守議員,分別為遮打與貝伊榮;與此同時,立法局增設一席華人非官守議席,人選為韋玉。
On 24 October 1896, the Hong Kong Government announced that the Executive Council had appointed two unofficial members for the first time, namely Chater and Bell-Irving, while the Legislative Council added one Chinese unofficial seat, filled by Wei Yuk.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》(公元前 5000 年至 2017 年,共 6,500 多條大事)(香港地方志中心) · p.180