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TELNO 747
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INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO'S 1135 AND 1137: APPOINTMENT OF NEXT GOVERNOR:
REPLIES TO MESSAGES OF WELCOME.
1. MR PATTEN HAS SENT THE FOLLOWING REPLIES TO THE MESSAGES
FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY (ORIGINAL COPIES FOLLOW BY BAG).
TO SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE EXCO: QUOTE MANY THANKS FOR THE KIND
MESSAGE OF WELCOME. WE SHALL HAVE MUCH IMPORTANT WORK TO DO
TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE AND I AM GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO COUNT
ON YOUR SUPPORT. UNQUOTE
TO CHIEF SECRETARY: QUOTE MANY THANKS FOR YOUR KIND MESSAGE
ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE. THE TASK OF GOVERNING HONG KONG OVER THE NEXT, CRUCIAL, FIVE YEARS IS A PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING ONE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT I COULD
HAVE NO FINER SUPPORT IN THIS TASK THAN THAT OF THE HONG KONG
CIVIL SERVICE. I AM GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING WORK.
UNQUOTE
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