TNAG-2591-FCO40-3779-Appointment-of-Chris-Patten-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Ap-1992 — Page 81

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HKD 010/1

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06 MAY 1907

FROM: P F Ricketts, HKD

DATE:

1 May 1992

cc: PS/Mr Goodlad

PS/Mr Patten

Sir John Coles

Mr Crystal, News Dept

Mr Burns

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Private Secretary

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HONG KONG: REACTIONS TO APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNOR

As requested, I submit a short Private Secretary letter to Number 10 summarising the reactions, without portraying these in unjustifiably rosy terms.

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PF Ricketts

Hary Kary opiman has been pretty positive, while those close to Pelving me adapting a wait and see attitude.

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