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A QUESTION OF PERSONALITY

5.*

This source stated that the CPG saw this year's

change of Governor as a complicating factor:

(a) The new Governor was not as deeply familiar

with Hong Kong and Chinese affairs and culture

as his predecessors.

6.

(b)

His circle of advisors (not identified)

"bad individuals" who took advantage

contained

of this situation to obtain rapid promotion.

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He said that the CPG's expectations. about its

ability to cope with the Governor had been disappointed:

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al Michel

(a) Before his visit to Peking, the CPG had

believed that he

was anxious to negotiate a

deal.

(b) The CPC had also

mobilising

believed that his skill in

the community and

communicating

with the media would allow him to abandon his

"principled positions" in order

bargain with the CPC.

to strike a

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