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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

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