(iii) Education of Chinese children in this country in the
This may
Chinese language as well as in English.
involve the question of assistance from Her Majesty's
Government, e.g., by way of establishing special
schools for such children and by relaxing immigation
controls to admit qualified teachers from Hong Kong
to teach in such schools.
It is suggested that the Minister's reply to (ii) and (iii)
should be in general terms and to the effect that these
are matters which should be raised through the Hong Kong
In any event they concern other Departments
Government.
of the British Government who would need to be consulted;
but that the Minister has taken note of their requests.
(iv) Dissemination in this country of information, about
Hong Kong. The delegation may draw attention to
distorted reports on the situation in Hong Kong
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which have appeared in Chinese newspapers airlifted
from Hong Kong to Britain for distribution to the
Chinese community in this country.
The Minister could agree that some of the press
reporting in this country of recent events in Hong
Kong has been somewhat sensational, although this that he had
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has by no means always been the case; A
Maint with interest interested to learn that the Hong Kong Government
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had recently inaugurated a Chinese newspaper called
the "Hong Kong News Digest" which now being flown
to this country from Hong Kong and which wi
distributed free to members of the Chinese community
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(v)
here.
Political reforms with particular reference to the
composition of Executive Council and Legislative
Council; to the need for New Territories
representation on those @ouncils and to the need
to bridge the gap between the Government and the
people.
/The Minister
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