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CONFIDENTIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW GOVERNOR: PRESS CONFERENCE, 16 JANUARY 1987
PERSONAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q.
When were you offered the job?
A.
Q.
A.
About two weeks ago.
Did it take long to decide to accept?
No.
Obviously, the job carries a very heavy responsibility,
but it is so important, and I I was so honoured by the offer,
that I had no hesitation in accepting.
Q.
Were you chosen personally by the Prime Minister?
A.
Q.
The appointment of the Governor of Hong Kong is made by Her
Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of Ministers. (If
pressed } The recommendation is made by the Foreign and
Commonwealth Secretary, who discusses all Diplomatic Service
appointments at the most senior level with the Prime
Minister. The Prime Minister was closely involved in the
recommendation of my appointment.
Were you the Prime Minister's first choice for the post?
A.
That is a question that
that should be addressed to the Prime
Minister's office rather than to me. However, I can tell you
that the recommendation to the Queen had the full support of
the Prime Minister.
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