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PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
TM FCO 281930Z
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK
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ANO. 51
- 2 MAY 1978
SK OFFNI
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 341 OF 28 APRIL
INDE
PA
Sir
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1. MA ROBERT PARRY MP HAS TADLED THE FOLLOWING 4 PRIORITY WRITTEN
QUESTIONS, TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND
COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS:
A. QUOTE IF CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A
CHINESE TO THE GOVERNORSHIP OF HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT
OF THE PRESENT GOVERNOR. UNQUOTE
E. QUOTE WHETHER PRIOR TO CONFIRMING THE EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, HE SOUGHT THE AGREEMENT
OF THE CIVIL SERVICE UNIONS, UNQUOTE
C. QUOTE IF CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT TO THE GOVERNORSHIP OF HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF THE
TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESENT GOVERNOR. UNQUOTE
D. QUOTE IF, FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF THE COMMISSION OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A SERVING SENIOR OFFICER OF THE BRITISH ARMY, WIQUOTE
2. WE PROPOSE TO ANSWER:
A. QUOTE ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED, IRRESPECTIVE OF. RACE, UNQUOTE
E. QUOTE NO. UNGUCTE
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D. QUOTE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE HAS NOT RETIRED. WHEN HE DOES RETIRE, HMG WILL CONSIDER ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES BEFORE APPOINTING HIS SUCCESSOR. UNQUOTE
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 89202 10 MAY.
CVEN
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HKGD
OPA
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR.MURRAY
MR.CORTAZZI
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