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Sir
12.1.70
To: Chairman,
Heung Yee Kuk, New Territories.
prosented
of State,
follows
(1)
(ii)
St.
Educational facilities for Chinese children in Britain
The concern of the Kuk over the lack of
facilities in Britain for children af
Chinese immigrants wishing to study the
Chinese language is appreciated. However,
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
consider what assistance-
tanee might be given
to overcome-bhie d
proposals were-formally
the Hong Kong Covernmen
through!
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
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