TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1987
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NO EFFECT ON WORK OF JLG, ACTING GOVERNOR
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THE APPOINTMENT OF THREE NEW MEMBERS TO THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP ON HONG KONG WOULD NOT AFFECT THE WORK OF THE JLG, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE ANNUAL SPRING DINNER OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, HE SAID EVERY MEMBER WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK OF THE JLG AND WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.
+ I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY PLEASED IN HONG KONG THAT WE HAVE MR MCLAREN IN LONDON, SIR DAVID WILSON AS GOVERNOR, AND MR CLIFT AS OUR POLITICAL ADVISER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG TEAM, HE SAID.
ASKED ABOUT MR DONALD LIAO REPLACING MR ERIC HO ON THE JLG, SIR DAVID SAID HIS APPOINTMENT HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY BOTH SIDES. HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ISSUE A BRITISH PASSPORT TO MR LIAO.
COMMENTING ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE NEW GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL ADVISER, SIR DAVID SAID: +1 AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED BY SIR DAVID WILSON TO HELP DURING THE FIRST TWO OR THREE MONTHS OF HIS OFFICE HERE AS GOVERNOR.
+ I AM WORKING FOR SIR DAVID WILSON AND IT WILL DEPEND UPON HIM HOW HE USES ME.+
EXCO WELCOMES APPOINTMENT
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AT THEIR MEETING TODAY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ASKED THAT THEIR WARM CONGRATULATIONS BE CONVEYED TO MR ROBIN MCLAREN ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA) AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND SENIOR BRITISH REPRÉSENTATIVE ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. THEY WERE DELIGHTED THAT MR MCLAREN'S EXPERIENCE OF HONG KONG WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THIS DEMANDING POST.
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