TNAG-2451-FCO40-3568-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-1992 — Page 138

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2425

OF 010745Z OCTOBER 92

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PERSONAL FOR RUM, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO 1448: EXCO APPOINTMENTS.

Q DIST?

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pa Constit Derpy

076437/42

MA'S ARMONIAN

MDHIAN 1406

2. AS YOU KNOW, ALL CURRENT MEMBERS OF EXCO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEIR RESIGNATIONS ARE AT MY DISPOSAL. I PROPOSE TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF ALL EXCEPT LYDIA DUNN AND WILLIE PURVES, WITH EFFECT FROM 7 OCTOBER. THIS MEANS THAT FROM THAT DATE ALLEN LEE, RITA FAN, PROFESSOR WANG GUNGWU, SELINA CHOW, EDWARD HO, HUI YIN- FAT AND ANDREW WONG WILL CEASE TO BE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

3. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS PREVIOUSLY AGREED (YOUR TELNO 1400) THAT THE CBF SHOULD STEP DOWN FROM THE COUNCIL. PENDING THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS TO THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, I PROPOSE THAT HE SHOULD ABSENT HIMSELF FROM THE COUNCIL WITH EFFECT FROM 7 OCTOBER.

4. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S APPROVAL FOR THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING NON-OFFICIALS AS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FROM 7 OCTOBER 1992:-

MR. DENIS CHANG.

PROFESSOR EDWARD CHEN.

DR. RAYMOND CH'IEN.

MR. ANDREW LI.

PROFESSOR FELICE LIEH-MAK.

MR.

C.H. TUNG.

MS. ROSANNA WONG (SHE HAS REVERTED TO USING HER MAIDEN NAME).

5. IN MY TELNO 2291, I SAID THAT I HAD IN MIND TO ASK BARRIE WIGGHAM TO STEP DOWN FROM EXCO, AND APPOINT THREE LOCAL SECRETARIES TO THE COUNCIL. I HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THIS INTENTION.

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