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Reference.

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I attach a Draft Saving Despatch covering the calls made by trade union officials and M.P.'s

on Lord Shepherd on 17&19 March respectively.

2. H.K. S.B reporting is referred to in paras. 5 and 6. The draft reflects Mr. Foggon's minute of 31 March to Sir Leslie Monson (HKK13/11).

FOLIO (6)

(11)•

I have

3. Para. 4 deals as far as I think we ought

now, with the Leong Fook Kee incident. minuted separately on this file. (G) Essentially

we should use the incident as evidence of attitudes

rather than call for explanations.

4.

Reference is made in para. 7 to the Employment (Amendment) Bill. This reflects criticism by Mr. Foggon of H.K.G. but again uses the incident

to characterise attitudes which may be politically

counter-productive.

5. The text of this Draft has been cleared

with Mr. Foggon.

3rd April, 1970.

(P.R. Spendlove)

HONG KONG DEPARTMENT

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