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OUT TELEGRAM

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Caveat

Precedence

IMMEDIATE

10 YOUR TELNOS 4094 AND 4103: LETTER FROM LEGCO MEMBERS TO

MR RENTON

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Please pass to Mr Jackie Chan Chai-Keung the following

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Thank you for your

letter of 9 December in which you set

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out the views of а group of elected members of the Legislative

10: Council about the selection of the next Governor of Hong

Kong.

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20 Her Majesty's Government are giving the most careful and

urgent consideration to the question of whom to recommend

to Her Majesty The Queen for appointment as the next Governor

of Hong Kong. I can assure you that your views will cont

"fully be taken into account.

ENDS

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