TNAG-1590-FCO40-2175-Appointment-of-Sir-David-Wilson-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 106

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APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNOR, MESSAGE FROM THE CHINESE FOREIGN

MINISTER.

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MADAM ZHANG YOUYUN CALLED ON THE HEAD OF HKD THIS AFTERNOON TO CONVEY A MESSAGE FROM THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF SIR D WILSON AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.

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MADAM ZHANG SAID THAT WU XUEQIAN WISHED TO THANK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HIS MESSAGE GIVING ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE APPOINTMENT. DR WILSON WAS A FRIEND WHOM THE CHINESE

SIDE HAD KNOWN FOR

MANY YEARS. WU BELIEVED THAT HIS APPOINTMENT AS GOVERNOR WOULD ASSIST THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG AND THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS AND CO-OPERATION EXISTING BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN, INCLUDING IN THE HANDLING OF HONG KONG AFFAIRS.

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PEKING ONLY. WE NOTE FROM THE PRESS THAT A CHINESE MPA SPOKESMAN MADE A STATEMENT ON 17 JANUARY ALONG VERY SIMILAR

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WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE MOST COMPLETE TEXT OF THE

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