- CONFIDENTIAL
TC:
GR 100
IMMEDIATE
CYPHER CAT A
FM FCO 111350Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 91 OF 11 FEBRUARY.
INFO PEKING.
FROM HKLOD.
L
GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG MY TELNO 81 (NOT REPEATED TO PEKING): PQ 1. MR HOOLEY'S QUESTION REFERRED TO IN PARA 2 OF MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF YOUR SUCCESSOR IS AS FOLLOWS QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHETHER HE WILL ADVISE HM THE QUEEN TO APPOINT AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, ON THE EXPIRY OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESENT GOVERNOR, A BRITISH CITIZEN WHO IS CHINESE BY BIRTH, UNQUOTE.
2. WE ARE SUBMITTING THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLY:
QUOTE I DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO SPECULATE NOW ON WHAT ADVICE I MIGHT GIVE HER MAJESTY' THE QUEEN AT THE TIME.
UNQUOTE.
CALLAGHAN
FILE S
HXIOD
FED
GIB & GEN D
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
MR MALE
CONFIDENTIAL