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5. WITH THE APPROACH OF CHINESE NEW YEAR, IT WOULD BE WELL RECEIVED HERE IF THE NEW GOVERNOR WERE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE END OF THE SATELLITE-LINK PRESS CONFERENCE TO SEND A NEW YEAR GREETING TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. IT WOULD GO DOWN WELL IF THE APPOINTEE ALSO DELIVERED THE MESSAGE IN CANTONESE OR PUTONGHUA, DEPENDING ON HIS EXPERTISE.

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