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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 107
12 FE 1993
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TOP COPY
OF 091329Z FEB 93
Ton Triken
YOUR TELNO 155: APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
1.
The Secretary of State's approval is hereby given for Mr Donald McFarlance Watson to be appointed as Commissioner of Customs and Excise with effect from approximately 1 October 1993.
2. Ministers agree that a local officer should be groomed in preparation for taking over this post in the next 2-3 years.
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