PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
F HONG KONG 080455Z
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HKK Olofet
9780. 51
10 AD 1978
INDEX
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 443 OF 8 APRIL 1978. No
FOR PUS FROM GOVERNOR
D
YOUR TELNO 286: APPOINTMENTS IN HONG KONG.
PA
See 8
37
1. NEW COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION. I WILL SOUND OUT YANG
AND IF HE REFUSES (BUT I WILL PRESS HIM VERY HARD) LUDDINGTON,
AND REPORT THE OUTCOME.
2. DATE OF ROBERTS/CATER HANDOVER. I DO NOT KNOW ON WHAT YOUR
STRONG PREFERENCE FOR 31 AUGUST RATHER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER IS
BASED. BUT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW I NEED ROBERTS IN CHARGE DURING
THE RUN-UP TO MY LEGCO SPEECH AFTER RETURNING FROM LEAVE, SINCE HE WILL HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE IN MY ABSENCE FOR THE PREPARATION
OF THE DECISIONS AND THE MATERIAL REQUIRED. A HANDOVER MUCH BEFORE THE END OF SEPTEMBER WOULD THEREFORE BE MOST INCONVENIENT.
MOREOVER I WOULD LIKE TO BE FREE FROM THE DISTRACTIONS OF
SPEECH PREPARATIONS WHEN CATER TAKES OVER.
3. PROVIDED WE CAN KEEP TO JUNE 15 FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALL THESE
CHANGES, THERE WOULD BE NO OBJECTION TO CATER HANDING OVER AS CAC ON JULY 15 RATHER THAN 31ST, BUT A MONTH AND PREFERABLY SIX WEEKS BETWEEN ANNOUNCEMENT AND HANDOVER WOULD BE DESIRABLE
TO AVOID SPECULATION ABOUT A RUSHED CHANGE UNDER EG POLICE
PRESSURE. ALSO YANG WILL NEED TIME TO FINISH OFF AND TAKE SOME
LEAVE.
MACLEHOSE
NO DISTRIBUTION:
HEAD HKGD
MR CORTAZZI
HEAD POD
FS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
-- FS/FUS
MR MURRAY
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