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TRADE AND INDUSTRY SELECT COMMITTEE ENQUIRY
GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG
SPEAKING NOTE
1. The New Year's Honours List published in London included
the elevation to the peerage of the Governor of Hong Kong,
Sir David Wilson GCMG. No 10 Downing Street announced that it was expected that Sir David Wilson would retire from the governorship before the end of 1992. The Spokesman added
that Sir David would have served as Governor of Hong Kong for five years next April, that he had the full confidence of Her Majesty's Government, that it was never the intention
that he should serve until 1997 and that the expectation
was that he would retire before the end of next year.
Questions about peerage/honours?
Ask No 10.
Will next Governor be a politician or an official?
No decision has been taken on a successor.
Timing?
No decision on a date for a successor. No announcement
likely until after the UK election.
Specific candidates mentioned in the press?
No decision has been taken on a successor. No comment on
individual names.
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