TNAG-2287-FCO40-3290-Chinese-personalities-involved-with-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 84

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S Riordan Esq, Peking and to:

N Moakes Esq APA Hong Kong.

H Brooks, RAD, FCO

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Peking telno 189 of 22 February reported rumours of Jiang 16 Zhuping's imminent promotion to Director General of CAAC.

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17 Article in Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" on 28 February confirmed 18 Jiang's appointment to the post.

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Our records support the conclusion that Jiang is the man who 20 was previously a Deputy Secretary of Jiangxi Party Committee. You 21 might be interested in the following additional information that 22 we have, which serves to put a little flesh on the bones of his 23 career as given in the telegram. It all derives from official

24 Chinese sources

He seems to have been the Party trusty during 25 the difficult time in 1986 when the then Governor of Jiangxi, Ni 26 Xiance, was dismissed from his post for violations of Party

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27 discipline. He reportedly took over the care taker role for the

28 Party Committee's work during the investigation of Ni, and it was 29 Jiang who read out the report formally removing Ni at the

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