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CONFIDENTIAL

8.

No other policies are immediately or directly affected by

Sir E Youde's death. But his personal role in the

Administration was so significant that we must expect a

degree of uncertainty, and probably lack of co-ordination,

from Hong Kong in the next few weeks. It was also notice-

able that, in conversation with the Acting Governor, he takes

a different view from side on a number of policy issues.t

For the next few weeks Hong Kong Department may have to do a

good deal of nannying for Hong Kong.

CONFIDENTIAL

D C Wilson