SECRET
HICC 020/2
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2 APR 1993
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SECRET
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 499
OF 291126Z MARCH 93
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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MDHIAN 5243
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HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISERS
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1 MANY PAPERS TODAY PUBLISHED THE FULL LIST OF THE SECOND BATCH OF HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISERS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS TO BE MADE LATER TODAY. THE LIST IS IN MIFT, GROUPED IN THE SAME CATEGORIES AS WE GROUPED THE FIRST BATCH.
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YOU WILL SEE THAT ON THE LIST ARE MAINLY BUSINESSMEN AND PROFESSIONALS. MEMBERS OF THE MEETING POINT AND ADPL ARE EXCLUDED. ZHOU NAN HAS SAID THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO BE APPOINTED IN A THIRD BATCH. THEIR EXCLUSION THIS TIME SEEMS CLEARLY TO BE BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPPORT FOR MY POLITICAL PACKAGE. THREE FORMER CIVIL SERVANTS ARE ON THE LIST SIR DAVID AKERS- JONES (FORMER CHIEF SECRETARY), WILFRED WONG (FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY) AND CHAN WA-SHEK (RETIRED COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES). IT WAS NOTED THAT FORMER EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR RITA FAN, FORMER BLDC MEMBER LOUIS CHA AND FTU'S LEE CHAK-TIM HAD DECLINED THE INVITATION TO BECOME ADVISERS.
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
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