Francis Cornish

Airport talks expert to be consul-general

8 Oct 1997

Sir Andrew Burns, a British expert who took part in the new airport talks, is to become consul-general, it was announced yesterday.

Sir Andrew, Deputy Under-Secretary of Trade and...

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Cornish praises 'restraint'

19 Sep 1997

British envoy Francis Cornish has praised senior Chinese officials for allowing the SAR a free hand to run its own affairs.

However, the Consul-General said Britain was concerned by...

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Future envoy defends swearing-in role

27 Jun 1997

Britain's senior representative in Hong Kong said yesterday that his planned presence at the swearing-in of the provisional legislature did not imply a change of stance.

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31 Jan 1997

The building which will symbolise - and accommodate - Britain's presence in the territory after July 1 was opened by Princess Anne yesterday.

The $290 million future consulate-general...

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In a manner of speaking

18 Feb 1994

FRANCIS Cornish, the British Trade Commissioner, has not always kept the low profile required of him while he is merely Her Majesty's second most senior representative in Hong Kong.

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Trade position

14 May 1993

MR Francis Cornish, 51, has been appointed Senior British Trade Commissioner in Hongkong and takes up his new post in mid-September. He replaces Mr Stephen Day, whose tour of duty was cut short by...

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Diplomat to replace Day

THE new Senior British Trade Commissioner in Hongkong is to be Mr Francis Cornish, the head of the Foreign Office's news department, according to a source in London.

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