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Wednesday, August 1, 1973

TRIBUTES TO SIR HUGH AND PAUL TSUI

Warm tribute was paid today to the retiring Colonial Secretary,

Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, who will be leaving Hong Kong next month to assume

his new post of Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

The Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, said the contribution Sir Hugh

had made to the work of the Legislative Council and to the government had

been so great that a short speech could not comprise a tribute that is adequate.

"As Colonial Secretary and Acting Governor he has been the mainspring

of government now for a period of over four years and these years have

seen the most rapid growth and development that Hong Kong has known and this

has all put a corresponding strain on administration and government."

Sir Hugh has been a "tower of strength, a fund of experience and

wisdom and a person of massive and imperturbable reliability", the Governor

said. "My personal debt to him is enormous."

"Hong Kong and the government of Hong Kong has good reason to be

grateful for the good work that he has done here and if I might say so without

presumption I think he has very good reason to be proud of it."

The Senior Unofficial Member, the Hon. P.C. Woo, described Sir Hugh

as "a distinguished leader and wise statesman" who would be remembered with

gratitude by the many members of the community who had come to realise the

extent of his contribution to public affairs.

Mr. Woo said it had been clear Hong Kong had gained an administrator

of outstanding ability when Sir Eugh first assumed his post in March 1969.

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