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Sir,
12.1.70
Date-
To Chairman,
Heung Yee Kuk, New Territories.
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I am directed to refer to your memorandum
presented to the Rt. Honourable Lord Shepherd, Minister
of State, on 21st February, 1968 and am to reply as
follows
(i)
(ii)
Educational facilities for Chinese children in Britain
The concern of the Kuk over the lack of
facilities in Britain for children of
Chinese immigrants wishing to study the
Chinese language is appreciated. However,
t]the
you must realise that the establishment of
special schools is contrary to [the] existing
public policy in Britain. Apart from this,
there are practical difficulties over the
implementation of this proposal due to the
comparatively small size of the Chinese
community and the fact that it is scattered
throughout the country. Nevertheless, the
Secretary of State has expressed willingness
to consider what assistance might be given
to overcome this difficulty if specific
proposals were formally put to him through
the Hong Kong Government.]
Dissemination of information about Hong Kong
In the past two years, there has been a
notable increase in the amount of material
put out by the Hong Kong Government
Information Services in Britain. In
CONFIDENT