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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY MR ROGER SIMS, MP
FOR ORAL ANSWER ON 18 FEBRUARY
NEW GOVERNOR
NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES
Appointment announced on 16 January. Confident Hong Kong will be in good hands.
[Other candidates?]
Had no hesitation in recommending Sir David.
Admirably qualified by experience and personality.
Appointment warmly welcomed in Hong Kong and in China. Chinese government were informed as a courtesy a
few days before announcement.
[Salary?]
Paid by HKG. Annual salary of £93,327,
entertainment allowance of £27,264.
[Change in Chinese name]
New name of Wei Yixin [pron. Way Yeeshin] more
accurately reflects in Cantonese Sir David's English
name. Means "to defend and protect with faith or with
trust". An admirable portent. Choice made by Sir David
alone.