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THE APPOINTMENT OF A CHINESE AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG:
AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT.
2.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 090930Z ON
OUR PROPOSED REPLIES AS FOLLOWS:
(A)
AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
(B)
NO,
SIR.
(C)
(D)
HOWE
NO, SIR. MY POLICY WILL BE TO SEEK TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT PERSON IS APPOINTED TO THIS HIGHLY IMPORTANT POST.
MY AS I TOLD THE HONOURABLE MEMBER IN MY EARLIER REPLY, POLICY WILL BE TO SEEK TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT PERSON IS
APPOINTED AS GOVERNOR.
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