TNAG-0288-FCO40-324-Appointments-to-membership-of-Executive-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 71

PRIORITY

CYPHER CAT/A

FM HONG KONG 170425Z

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

OP C

TO PRIORITY F.C.O. TELEGRAM NO. 411 OF 17 JUNE.

PERSONAL FOR MONSON FROM NORMAN-WALKER.

DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT EARLY THIS MORNING P.Y. TANG WENT INTO COMA AND CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE WAS DIAGNOSED.

JUST BEEN INFORMED OF HIS DEATH.

2.

I HAVE

GRATEFUL YOU INFORM TRENCH AND TELL HIM THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES I HAVE NOT PASSED HIS PERSONAL MESSAGE DATED YESTERDAY. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FILLING OF VACANCY IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE SENT SEPARATELY.

NORMAN-WALKER

LAST

REF.

NEXT

21

REF.

FILES

H.K.D.

SIR L MONSON

MR VILFORD

FRIVATE SECRETARY

F.S./P.U.S.

F.C. /MR ROYLE

HRGO, to when a copy of this

Governor has been told.

Sitto dir. Wright of HRGO, to when

Al has been fout.

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RECOVED M REGISTRY No. 5t

18 JUN 1971

LAKK 1/2

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