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HONG KONG FOR PS/GH
FROM MCLAREN, DUSS
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YOUR TELNO 1662 AND HONG KONG TELNO 34937 STATE COUNCIL HKMAO: PERSONNEL CHANGES
1.
AS I HAD A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH LU PING DURING THE NEGOTIATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND HAVE SEEN HIM ON ALL MY VISITS TO PEKING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO SEND HIM A MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION ON
HIS NEW APPOINTMENT.
2.
PROVIDED YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ARRANGE FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL MESSAGE TO BE PASSED TO
HIM:
QUOTE
I WAS VERY GLAD TO LEARN, ON RETURN FROM A VISIT ABROAD, THAT YOU HAD BEEN APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL IN SUCCESSION TO MR JI PENGFEI. PLEASE ACCEPT MY WARM CONGRATULATIONS. I RECALL OUR WORK TOGETHER DURING THE NEGOTIATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND OUR VARIOUS MEETINGS SINCE THEN, AND I HOPE THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES TO RENEW OUR COOPERATION IN THE
FUTURE.
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