3. Dissemination of Information about Hong Kong
Since the outbreak of the disturbances in Hong Kong last year many distorted reports on the Hong Kong situation have been published in Chinese Communist newspapers airlifted from Hong Kong to Britain and a considerable volume of Communist propaganda matter has been prepared by either the Communist Legation or the Communists in Hong Kong for widespread distribution to the Chinese in Britain.
We understand that the Hong Kong Government has done whatever it could to counteract this adverse publicity about Hong Kong and has sent a young capable administrator, Mr. David Lai, to this country to review the present set-up of the Hong Kong Chinese Liaison Office and to study the problems faced by the Hong Kong Chinese residing in Britain. Mr. Lai is fully aware of the importence of keeping the Chinese in Britain and the British public in general well informed of the actual situation in Hong Kong and would no doubt look into this question in detail. However, we would like to ask if Her Majesty's Covernment can help in any way in this direction through, for example, radio and T.V. media as a supplement to the efforts which we are making in Hong Kong through the London Office.
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Lack of Leadership in Chinese Communities in Britain
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In the course of our tour we have been struck on the one hand by the lack of any formal organisation on the part of the Chinese communities, and impressed on the other hand by the public- spiritedness of some of our contacts who are prepared to devote their time and talent to organise their communities, We are aware that some of them have in the past been invited to advise local councils on matters concerning race relations but we feel that it is necessary to give them further assistance and encouragement by both the Hong Kong and Her Majesty's Governments, in order that leadership within Chinese communities can be created and that they may more effectively represent the views of their communities.
Introduction of Chinese as an Official Language to be used Simultaneously in Hong Kong with English
The Minister of State is no doubt aware that this issue has been raised on various occasions but no decision has yet been made. We fully appreciate that in the context of Hong Kong the replacement of English by Chinese as the official language would be virtually impossible, but we would urge that serious consideration be given to the inclusion of Chinese as an official language to be used simultaneously with English at formal meetings and in Government correspondence.
Political Reforms Including Reforms to the Present Set-up of the
Legislative and Executive Councils
We have raised this point with the Secretary of State and have included this in the memorandum presented to him. We feel that although the disturbances instigated by the Communists in May last year have come
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