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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1992
GOVERNOR'S NEW TITLE ANNOUNCED
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR'S NEW TITLE IS TO BE LORD WILSON OF TILLYORN.
THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT WILL APPEAR IN THE LONDON GAZETTE:
"THE QUEEN HAS BEEN PLEASED BY LETTERS PATENT UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF THE REALM DATED THE 14TH FEBRUARY 1992 TO CONFER THE DIGNITY OF A BARONY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR LIFE UPON SIR DAVID CLIVE WILSON, G.C.M.G., BY THE NAME, STYLE AND TITLE OF BARON WILSON OF TILLYORN, OF FINZEAN IN THE DISTRICT OF KINCARDINE AND DEESIDE AND OF FANLING IN HONG KONG."
THE GOVERNOR WILL USE HIS NEW TITLE FROM TODAY.
IN CHOOSING THE NEW TITLE, THE GOVERNOR WANTED TO REFLECT HIS LINKS WITH BOTH SCOTLAND AND HONG KONG.
TILLYORN IS THE NAME OF LORD AND LADY WILSON'S FAMILY
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FINZEAN IS THE NAME OF THE VALLEY WHERE THE HOUSE IS AREA WITH WHICH LORD WILSON HAS A FAMILY ASSOCIATION DATING FROM THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY.
FANLING WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE FANLING LODGE HAS BEEN THE COUNTRY HOME OF SEVERAL GOVERNORS AND IT REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MANY PLACES IN HONG KONG TO WHICH THE GOVERNOR AND HIS FAMILY HAVE BECOME VERY ATTACHED.
FS DISMISSES BUDGET SPECULATION
TODAY (FRIDAY) BEEN FLYING TRIAL
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, REFUTED SUGGESTIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD BALLOONS ABOUT REVENUE PROPOSALS IN THE BUDGET.
"WE DO NOT COMMENT ON SPECULATIVE REPORTS ABOUT BUDGET PROPOSALS, BUT I WISH TO STRESS THAT NEITHER MYSELF NOR MY COLLEAGUES HAVE DISCLOSED TO ANYBODY DETAILS OF REVENUE PROPOSALS.
"ANY REPORTS ON REVENUE PROPOSALS WHICH MAY APPEAR BEFORE MY PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MARCH 4 ARE MERE SPECULATION AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH, HE SAID.
ON RECENT MEDIA REPORTS OF PLANS TO ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE ΤΟ REVIEW TAXATION, MR MACLEOD SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT MADE A DECISION ON THE MATTER.
"THERE IS NO TRUTH IN REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE'S THAT IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SET UP," HE SAID.
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