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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1986

CLIFT TO BECOME POLITICAL ADVISER

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR RICHARD CLIFT AS POLITICAL ADVISER IN THE GOVERNMENT IN SUCCESSION TO MR JOHN BOYD.

MR BOYD WILL TAKE UP A POST OF DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

MR CLIFT, WHO WAS HEAD OF THE FCO HK DEPARTMENT FROM 1979 TO 1984, IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON JANUARY 11.

FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON MR RICHARD DENNIS CLIFT, CMGI

BORN: MAY, 1933

1958

1961

1962

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1964

1969

1971

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THIRD, LATER, SECOND SECRETARY, PEKING

BRITISH EMBASSY, BERNE

UK DELEGATION TO NATO

FIRST SECRETARY, FOREIGN OFFICE

FIRST SECRETARY AND HEAD OF CHANCERY, KUALA LUMPUR

FCO

1974 COUNSELLOR (COMMERCIAL), PEKING

1976 - SABBATICAL, CANADIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE

1979

1984

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HEAD OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO.

- HIGH COMMISSIONER IN FREETOWN.

NEW ZEALAND RECOGNISES BN(0) PASSPORT *****

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT WELCOMED THE RECOGNITION OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AND PASSPORT BY THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT A NOTE TO THIS EFFECT HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN WELLINGTON.

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