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Can you comment on press reports that Sir P. Cradock was the
Prime Minister's first choice?
There
has been much speculation in the press about the
appointment.
You may also have seen a report that Sir P Cradock made it clear at an early stage that he did not wish
to be considered.
(Any further questions) That question should really be put
to Sir Р Cradock rather than to me.
appropriate
process.
for me to comment further
Would not be
on the appointment
How long do you expect to remain Governor?
The appointment is made at Her Majesty's pleasure. There is
no set period for it. My attention is focussed today on the question of getting on with the job,
the job, not on that of when I
should stop doing it!
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Until 1997?
A.
I don't know. Impossible to speculate so far in advance. I
would expect someone else to have taken over by then.
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Any health problems ?
No.
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Do you
expect to do the same amount of travelling
as Sir
Edward Youde?
A.
especially heavy burden of
travelling
Sir Edward had an
during the negotiations on the future of Hong Kong. I expect
to do a fair amount of travelling, but perhaps not as much as he did in 1983/84. I obviously expect to make fairly regular
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