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ADDENDUM TO RAPORT ON HEUNG YEE KUK DELEGATION
Subsequent to the completion of the attached report, David Lai, together with Gerry Xavier, Victor Chann and K.Y. Yeung (the latter joined the mooting at a later stage because he was engaged in finalising The attached report) had a meeting with the delegates during which viomo vero exchanged on the degree of success of the tour so far.
and constructively, veryone at the meeting spoke vory frankly 11ling to accent criticism wherever appropriate. Included:
The matters discussed
a) the programme for the delegation on their return to London. on or before the 15th of February;
b) the possibility of getting a report from both David Lai and Sedgwick on the work of the delegation to the Hong Kong Government apart from the delegation's own report which will be prepared by K.Y. Yeung ac Shoretary. (The nurpose of this suggestion, made by Chan Yat Sun on behalf of the delegation, was to ensure that there was someone giving dus credit to the hard work they had done and the time and money they
In so doing they also hope and arent on the mission entrusted to them.
thut the pertus of the Heung Yee Kul will be raised);
c) the possibility of seeing someone higher than Lord Shepherd. (On this point the delegation, particularly Pang Fu Wah, feel very
trongly that they should see at least Hr. Thompson, the Secretary of State for Com onwealth Affairs, if the Frim Minister, or the Queen, is not available for an audience.
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In the discussion they asked for my candid and straightforward
which they commento on their work and also my advice on the things
I grasped the opportunity to tell them. could, or should not do.
money from the that their newspaper and their idea of collecting Chinese com unities for the services which the proposed service bureau would Øventually render had worṛied me. I explained the reasons for my worries、and they seemed to understand them fully. Immediately, on the spot, Chan Yat Sun and Pang Fu Wah gave me an assurance that they would not take hasty action to implement their plans. They assured me that if and anything were done to set up a service bureau they would not do so
returned to Hong Kong. would not invite subscription until they had
It is difficult to say at this stage whether they had said things in order to pacify me, or to stall for time, or to ensure that both Sedgwick and I would write a favourable report on them. Strangely
such, they feel that a report from both me and Pat Sedgwick is essential.
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Despite what they had said and the assurance given .we must prepare for the worst, particularly when Cheung Yan Lung doesn't feel that they meant what they said. Cheung told us after the the meeting that we should
In his opinion, both Panc not take their words on their face value.
and Chan will not miss the opportunity to collect money from the Chinese com unities, no matter how small the amount may be, when they return to London. For this reason immediate consideration should be given to the request made in paragraph 6 of the attached report. We do need early Covernment instruction as to what we should do if both Pang and Chan should fail to honour their words,
February 1, 1963
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