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FROM R D CLIFT, HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT
FILE REFERENCE HKK 010/3
DATED 24 NOVEMBER 1982
FOLLOWING FOR SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE KBE CMG, CHIEF SECRETARY,
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
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WE SAW IN THE DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN OF 17 NOVEMBER THE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF 16 SENIOR APPOINTMENTS DUE TO TAKE PLACE OVER
THE NEXT 9 MONTHS. WE SHALL NEED TO BRIEF LORD BELSTEAD ON THESE
BEFORE HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG, AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL FOR APPROXIMATE TIMINGS, AND FOR ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION ON
REASONS FOR, OR SIGNIFICANCE OF, CHANGES BEYOND THAT GIVEN IN
YOUR LEGCO SPEECH ON 11 NOVEMBER.
2. THE PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER APPOINTMENTS
AT VARIOUS LEVELS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. WE SHOULD BE GRATE-
FUL IF WE COULD BE INFORMED OF THESE AND ANY SUBSEQUENT MOVES OF
SIGNIFICANCE IN ADVANCE. IT IS HELPFUL TO US AND ENABLES US TO
ENSURE THAT MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS ARE NOT CAUGHT OUT BY
PEOPLE MENTIONING CHANGES TO THEM OF WHICH THEY ARE NOT AWARE.
SIGNED R D CLIFT
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