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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

INFORMATION

SERVICES

DAILY INFORMATION

BULLETIN

Thursday, October 15, 1970

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MR. C.M. MACLEHOSE APPOINTED GOVERNOR

To Succeed Sir David Trench In October, 1971

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The term of office of the present Governor of Hong Kong,

Sir David Trench, GCMG, MC, expires in October, 1971. Her Majesty

The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mr. C.M. MacLehose,

CMG, MBE, at present H.M. Ambassador in Copenhagen, as his successor as

Governor.

Note to Editors:

The following biographical notes are supplied for

editorial use:

He was

Mr. MacLehose was born on October 16, 1917, and was educated at

Rugby and Balliol. He was appointed to the Colonial Service for service

in Malaya in 1939 and appointed Vice-Consul at Amoy in 1941.

seconded to the Royal Navy for service in China in 1943 and in 1944

appointed Acting Consul at Foochow. In 1947 he transferred to the

Foreign Service and was appointed Acting Consul at Hankow the same year.

He returned to the Foreign Office in 1950 and in 1951 was appointed

First Secretary (Commercial) at Prague. In 1954 he 'was seconded to the

Commonwealth Relations Office for service in Wellington and in 1957

appointed First Secretary (Commercial) at Paris. In 1959 he was promoted

Counsellor and seconded to the Colonial Office for service as Political

Adviser, Hong Kong. In 1963 he returned to the Foreign Office as

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