TNAG-0591-FCO40-724-Appointment-of-Governor-of-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 69

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TO ROUTINE F C O TELEGRAM NO 194 OF 27 FEBRUARY.

I HAVE SEEN A COPY OF A LETTER OF 25 FEBRUARY FROM A MR YU, CHAIRMAN OF A KAIFONG ASSOCIATION, TO THE PRIME MINISTER ASKING THAT MY TERM OF OFFICE BE EXTENDED, A RESOLUTION IN SIMILAR TERMS

HAS BEEN PASSED BY A MEETING OF OTHER KAIFONGS, SUCH REPRESENTATIONS

ARE A COURTEOUS AND TRADITIONAL FEATURE OF THE LAST 18 MONTHS OF

ALL GOVERNORS' TERMS, ACTUATED PARTLY BY A DESIRE TO GIVE FACE

AND PARTLY BY THE HOPE OF A QUICK M B E BEFORE HE COES. A SUAVE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.

MACLEHOSE

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