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INFO PRIORITY TOKYO, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS).
LOCAL PRESS QUOTING LONDON SOURCES TODAY CARRY REPORTS THAT SIR MICHAEL WILFORD IS TIPPED TO SUCCEED SIR MURRAY AS GOVERNOR.
SPECULATION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT GOVERNOR IS INEVITABLE DURING THE NEXT EIGHTEEN MONTHS. IT IS NOT UNEXPECTED THAT SIR MICHAEL SHOULD BE MENTIONED SINCE HE IS ONE OF THE FEW. DIPLOMATS KNOWN TO THE LOCAL PRESS WHO HAS APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCE.
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