19-MAY-1992
18:19
HK GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Translation
(Press cutting from The Express)
852 521 1868
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Private adviser and secretary to Mr. Patten are selected
from the Conservative Party
The Foreign Office fears that its power in handling the
Hong Kong problem may be slashed
(The Express news) Two
Two staff selected internally by the Conservative
Party will accompany the Governor-designate, Mr. Chris Patten, to Hong
Kong to take up his post.
The sources point out that the two staff from the Conservative
Party will serve as Personal Political Advisor and Personal Secretary to
the Governor respectively.
The sources say that Mr. Patten's departure from the practice
of allowing the British Foreign Office to select his aides indicates that
the Conservative Party will pay more attention to the Hong Kong problem
in the coming years to ensure that the British policy on Hong Kong will
be implemented, it also reflects that there were shortfalls in the past
with regard to the handling of the Hong Kong problem by the Foreign
Office and the Hong Kong Government.
The sources disclose that although the existing post of the
Political Advisor of the Hong Kong Government will
Government will be retained,
the
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