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4. ALL PAPERS CARRIED YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIR P. CRADOCK'S NEW APPOINTMENTS. THE COMMUNIST PRESS ACORDED THE NEWS ROUTINE COVERAGE WITH NO COMMENT. THE INDEPENDENT PRESS, HOWEVER, COMMENTED FAVOURABLY ON WHAT IT SAW AS AN EXPRESSION OF HMG'S FIRM COMMITMENT TO THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG AND SINO/BRITISH RELATIONS GENERALLY. THE APPOINTMENTS WERE SEEN AS AN INDICATION THAT THE TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WOULD CONTINUE FOR SOME TIME.
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MR BURROWS
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MR ROBERTS
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MR MARTIN
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MR FLOWER
PS/MR LUCE
MR COLES
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MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR WRIGHT
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