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on overscas Chinecc service bureau; we have similarly doubts as to whether the Houng Yee Kuk, which is an advisory body, should take on responcibilities which are now carried by various departments of Covcon ent. What they hope to obtain is a profit of million dollars from 30,000 people at 23 a head, and our present thinking is reinforced by the fact that Chan as well as Pang are in financial straits. iznespencible and selfish motives account for the unfortunate position These in which Inung was placed as well as the difficulty we are now experion- cing in handling the delegation.
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6. We have no doubt that the response to their schemes will be very boor. This view jc chared by many restaurant owners, including Cheung Chuen, a well-established restaurateur of Nottingham and a good ind of Cheung Yan Lung. Many people have privately urged us to etop
nonnense but we do not consider it timely to do so at present for cat of unnetting the tour, which should under all circumstances bo brod-ht to a successful completion. However, we need Government's urgent Izrțructions as to what we should do, and to what extent we will be cupported, to stop Pang and Chan from collecting fees and subscriptions from the Chinese community in London.
7. We hope that this report will not give an alarming picture to those Who read it. In spite of our present difficulties things have gone well and we aze confident that by exercising incessant attention and tact,
ion vill roach a successful conclusion.
This report is addressed to David Akers-Jones and copied to bed-wick in London (who is at this moment aware of the problem), K.A.B. Stevenson of IGD, David Sellers and Locking of the Colonial Secretariat, and Paul Toul of the SCA. Toung will send a separate letter explaining tho problem in greater detail to Akers-Jones.
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( D. Lai,
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31st January, 1963.
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(K. Y. Yeung)