PRIORITY
GR 80
CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER CAT A
HKA 431/393/7
Y NO. 51
- 3 JUL 1978
FM FCO 231706Z
CONFIDENTIAL
COPT
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RECENT
2 6 JUN 1978
INDEX
INDEX
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STAFF-IN-CONFIDENCE
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 486 OF 23 JUNE
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNOS 765 AND 766: HONG KONG APPOINTMENTS
DEFER
LABI
18) (19)
(21
1. WE DIFFER TO YOUR JUDGEMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE COMB- INATION OF THE POST OF SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF LIGHTFOOT AS
CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION IS ACCEPTABLE.
2. AS MURRAY EXPLAINED ON THE TELEPHONE THE QUEEN HAS NOT YET FORMALLY APPROVED ROBERTS' APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF JUSTICE. THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT APPROVAL WILL BE OBTAINED IN TIME FOR YOU TO ANNOUNCE ALL FOUR APPOINTMENTS ON 27 JUNE, SO WE MUST
ASK YOU TO DELAY ISSUING YOUR PRESS RELEASE. WE WILL
TELEGRAPH AGAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HOPEFULLY IN MID-WEEO
OWEN
FILES
HK & GD (6)
NEWS D
OID
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR RUSHFORD
cc. HKA 373/393/4
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