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TRANSCRIPT ÓF A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN EDWARD LLEWELLYN

AND DANNY GITTINGS OF THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST 5TH JUNE

1992.

[Martin said he will be coming out in July.

Will you be coming

out then?]

That's right, yes at the beginning of July,

[What will you be doing?]

My title is, like Martin's, personal adviser and I think the role

will be discussed with the Chief Secretary and Government House

staff when we arrive.

[It's been reported in the Press here that you will be acting as

a speech-writer to the Governor - is that what you see yourself

doing?]

We will be working as part of the Private Office team, under the

Private Secretary.

[Isn't this a new departure, a political appointee as part of the

Governor's Private Office?]

Well I wouldn't describe myself as a political appointee

H

mean, I know Mr Patten from my time here, but I'm not sure that's

quite the same thing as being as a political appointee.