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020740
MDHIAN 4546
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELNO 1354
OF 191025Z MAY 92
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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New Governer
Jak
PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD AND PS/MR. PATTEN FROM GOVERNOR
NT
MY TELNO 1277: NEW GOVERNOR: PRESS REPORTS
1.
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE EXPRESS TODAY (19 MAY) CARRIES A STORY ENTITLED ''PRIVATE ADVISE AND SECRETARY TO MR. PATTEN ARE SELECTED FROM THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY''. IT CLAIMS THAT TWO STAFF SELECTED FROM THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY WILL SERVE AS PERSONAL POLITICAL ADVISER AND PERSONAL SECRETARY TO MR. PATTEN AS GOVERNOR. THIS IS MEANT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT INDICATION THAT MR. PATTEN WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A NEW POLICY ON HONG KONG THAT INVOLVES STRESSING THE ''LIBERTY'' OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE ABOVE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY.
2. FULL TRANSLATION OF THE ARTICLE FOLLOWS BY FAX.
WILSON
20/5
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