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CONFIDENDIAZ,

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JEDIATE

CUCS W/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 2209612

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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.1915 OF 22 AUGUST 78.

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NO. 51

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MY TELNO.785 APPOINTMENTS TO LEGCO AND EXCO.

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1. WE DISCUSSED WITH LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS ON 19 JULY, I UNDERSTAND THE MINISTER TO ACCEPT REASONS FOR MY PREFERENCE TO PERSONS NAMED IN MY TELEGRAP TO THOSE SUGGESTED AT THE MEETING, HOWEVER NO FIRM DECISION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED RESIGNATION FOR MEDICAL REASONS OF Q.. LEE, I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO THE LATTER

WHO ACCEPTS HE MUST LEAVE BOTH COUNCILO.

2, 1 HAVE DISCUSSED FURTHER WITH MR CATER AND SINCE MY RETURN

WITH STR-DENYS ROBERTS AND SIR Y.K. KAN AND NOW SUMMIT MY

RECOMMENDATIONS.

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THIS IS A COPY THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN CLOSED UNDER

FOI EXEMPTION NO.40 & 41

3. RECOMMENDATIONS AS IN PARAS 3 AND 4 OF MY TELEGRAM (RETIRE T.K. ANN AND MRS SYMONS AND APPOINT GANDBERG AND LOBO).

4. IN ADDITION RETIRE Q.W. LEE AND APPOINT:

(A) LI FOOK-WO (RETIRED CHAIRMAN OF BANK OF EAST ASIA, CHAIRMAN OF INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, LONG RECORD OF WORK ON SCHOOLS AND HOSPITAL BOARDS, CONNECTED WITH ANGLICAN

CHURCH INCLUDING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF CHUNG CHI COLLEGE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, AND MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY'S COUNCIL).

(B) DR HARRY FANG: (CHAIRMAN OF BOTH MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OF THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE).

5. THE IMPORTANCE TO BE ATTACHED TO THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATES AND

THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES NEED NO EXPLANATION, BUT THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL ALSO, INCIDENTALLY REDRESS THE EUROPEAN/CHINEGE BALANCE (YOUR TEL:0.581).

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