TNAG-0731-FCO40-935-Appointments-to-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 94

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28 JUN 1978

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OFFICER

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GRS 99 PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM F C O 281108Z

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 501 OF 28 JUNE.

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR

YOUR TELNO 785: APPOINTMENTS TO EXCO AND LEGCO.

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1. WE WILL NEED TO CONSULT MINISTERS BEFORE GIVING EVEN BROAD

APPROVAL FOR THESE PROPOSED APPOINTMENTS, AND THERE IS NO CHANCE OF TAKING THIS THROUGH BEFORE THE WEEKEND, IN THE MEANTIME, OUR PRELIMINARY REACTION IS THAT THE PROPOSALS FOR LEGCO ARE LIKELY

TO BE MORE ACCEPTABLE THAN THOSE FOR EXCO. ARE THERE REALLY NO

CHINESE RIPE FOR APPOINTMENT IN PLACE OF MR ANN AND MRS SYMONS?

LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS WILL PROBABLY WANT TO DISCUSS THE FIELD WITH

YOU WHEN YOU ARE HERE NEXT MONTH.

OWEN

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LEGAL ADVS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

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De vistas wanit

MR.CORTAZZI MR.MURRAY

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