TNAG-0726-FCO40-929-Appointment-of-Governor-of-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 17

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ANO. 51

- 2 MAY 1978

SK OFFNI

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 341 OF 28 APRIL

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1. MA ROBERT PARRY MP HAS TADLED THE FOLLOWING 4 PRIORITY WRITTEN

QUESTIONS, TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS:

A. QUOTE IF CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A

CHINESE TO THE GOVERNORSHIP OF HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT

OF THE PRESENT GOVERNOR. UNQUOTE

E. QUOTE WHETHER PRIOR TO CONFIRMING THE EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, HE SOUGHT THE AGREEMENT

OF THE CIVIL SERVICE UNIONS, UNQUOTE

C. QUOTE IF CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT TO THE GOVERNORSHIP OF HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF THE

TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESENT GOVERNOR. UNQUOTE

D. QUOTE IF, FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF THE COMMISSION OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A SERVING SENIOR OFFICER OF THE BRITISH ARMY, WIQUOTE

2. WE PROPOSE TO ANSWER:

A. QUOTE ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED, IRRESPECTIVE OF. RACE, UNQUOTE

E. QUOTE NO. UNGUCTE

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D. QUOTE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE HAS NOT RETIRED. WHEN HE DOES RETIRE, HMG WILL CONSIDER ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES BEFORE APPOINTING HIS SUCCESSOR. UNQUOTE

3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 89202 10 MAY.

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HKGD

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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MR.MURRAY

MR.CORTAZZI

CONFIDENTIAL.

COPIES TO:

HKGO.

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