27 JANUARY 1987
RT HON SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, QC, MP
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS KING CHARLES STREET
LONDON SW1
DEAR GEOFFREY
MAY I EXTEND TO YOU AND ELSPETH BEST WISHES FOR THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE RABBIT' IN WHICH SUE AND ALL MY FAMILY JOIN.
WE WERE DELIGHTED ABOUT THE NEWS OF DAVID WILSON'S APPOINTMENT AS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. HE IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE AND AN ALMOST IDEAL MAN TO CONTINUE SHOULDERING THE HEAVY BURDENS OF THIS OFFICE, AND WE ARE ALL CONFIDENT THAT WITH HIM IN GOVENRMENT HOUSE THE FATE OF HONG KONG IN THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IS IN VERY SOOD HANDS.
WITH KINDEST REGARDS,
YOURS SINCERELY,
Y.K. PAO