TNAG-2102-FCO40-2991-Leading-personalities-in-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 78

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PEOPLE'S DAILY OF 19 MAY REPORTED THAT THE STATE COUNCIL HAD APPOINTED WANG PINQING (3769, 0756, 3237), FORMERLY VICE MINISTER OF MOFERT, TO REPLACE SHE MENGXIAO AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NCNA HONG KONG. THE REPORT DID NOT (NOT) SAY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

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2. ACCORDING TO ''WHO'S WHO IN CHINA : CURRENT LEADERS'' WANG WAS BORN IN SUIBIN, HEILONGJIANG IN 1930 AND JOINED THE PLA IN 1947 AND THE CPP IN 1951. AFTER WORKING IN THE FOREIGN TRADE BUREAU IN SHENYANG 1948-49, HE BECAME DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST YOUTH LEAGUE COMMITTEE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE 1960-61. HE JOINED THE CHINA NATIONAL CEREALS, OILS AND FOODSTUFFS IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION IN 1971 RISING TO DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER BY 1975. HE SERVED AS COMMERCIAL COUN- SELLOR IN ROMANIA 1975-80 BEFORE RETURNING AS GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CEREALS, OILS AND FOODSTUFFS IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION. HE JOINED MOFERT IN 1982 AND WAS MADE VICE MINISTER IN 1985. WE HAVE NO (NO) RECORD OF HIS ACTIVITIES IN THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES.

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