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IN CONFIDENCE

YE SHOUZENG (吋寿曾

), COUNSELLOR

His

A qui, reserved man with whom the Embassy has little contact.

function in the HKMAO is not clear, but he is held in esteem by his

colleagues.

Speaks good English and roams widely in conversation.

Has previously

served in London (Third Secretary in 1956) and the UN (1974-75). A former

member of the JLG.

Married to Mme Chen Xing (4

陈荇

) who is a First Secretary at the

Chinese Visa Office in Hong Kong.

YANG XIU (杨修

), COUNSELLOR

Appointed to the HKMAO fairly recently (?). Born Shaanxi 1933. As yet

only one (social) contact with the Embassy. Responsible for "administrative"

affairs on both Hong Kong and Macao sides of the HKMAO, apparently fulfilling

a "Head of Chancery" type coordinating role. Served in Burma, Argentina, UK

(Counsellor) and Denmark. A quiet, pleasant manner. Speaks halting English.

** JIANG WEIPING (see end of document)

DIVISION I

WANG JIANXING (I❀ X

王建

), DIVISION CHIEF ( (First Secretary)

Takes prime responsibility for administration of Governor's visits and BL

related matters. Married to a Scandinavian expert at the Chinese Academy of

Social Sciences and has served in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Would like to.

be posted to Sweden again in the future. Shanghainese with an idiosyncratic,

almost surreal sense of humour and speaks good, often idiomatic, English and.

Danish. Likes Western classical music and cheese.

Has a young grand- daughter with whom he is besotted, and therefore does not wish to be posted

abroad again soon. Visited UK in September 1990 (JLG XVI).

MME HE WEI (

), DEPUTY DIVISION CHIEF (Second Secretary

our

A quiet, nervous woman with reasonable, but limited, English. Seems to deal mainly with fairly low-level administration but is occasionally used

interlocutor when the MFA wish to register a grumble at low level. Married to Gao Shumao, Deputy Division Chief in the MFA's Protocol Department.

CHENG RUOYU (成若愚

FIRST SECRETARY 1

Consul-

Born in Jiangsu in 1937. Posted to Sierra Leone in the early 70s.

General in Manchester November 1985 to November 1989. Married to Feng

Zhenyi (born in Zhejiang in 1936), who joined her husband in Manchester in

February 1986 but returned early to help the children at school. A football

fan who supported Liverpool and Arsenal when in the UK. Keen on British

television. An engaging conversationalist who speaks good English.

IN CONFIDENCE

/LI

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