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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD.
APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNOR.
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FROM GOVERNOR.
I ISSUED THE FOLLOWING PRESS STATEMENT AT 6.30 PM (LOCAL
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THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, TODAY (FRIDAY), WELCOMED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. CHRISTOPHER PATTEN TO SUCCEED HIM AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.
THE GOVERNOR SAID:
'I HAVE KNOWN MR. PATTEN FOR MANY YEARS. HE WILL BE AN EXCELLENT GOVERNOR FOR A MOST IMPORTANT PERIOD IN HONG KONG'S HISTORY. HE HAS A FINE REPUTATION AS AN IMMENSELY ABLE PERSON WITH A GREAT DEAL OF POLITICAL EXPERIENCE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE MR PATTEN WHEN I AM IN LONDON NEXT WEEK' UNQUOTE.
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