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TELEGRAM NUMBER 382 OF 20 JULY
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MY TELNO 376 TO PEKING: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: NEW NCNA DIRECTOR. 1. UNOFFICIALS REPORTED AT EXCO TODAY THAT THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY XU JIATUN WHO SAID THAT HE WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE TO MEET SIR S.Y. CHUNG, LYDIA DUNNA AND Q.W. LEE (CHAIRMAN OF THE HANG SENG BANK). COULD MA LIN ARRANGE IT? AS A RESULT OF THIS APPROACH MA LIN WILL BE GIVING A SMALL DINNER FOR XU ON FRIDAY, 5 AUGUST WHICH THOSE NAMED WILL ATTEND.
2. SINCE I WOULD LIKE SIR S.Y. CHUNG TO ATTEND MY DINNER FOR
XU JIATUN I WILL HAVE TO PROPOSE 28 JULY FOR THAT.
3. WE WILL ALSO BE ENCOURAGING LEADING MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP AND LIKE MINDED PEOPLE TO ARRANGE MEETINGS WITH XU AT WHICH THEY COULD PUT ACROSS THEIR VIEWS.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
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ED/PLANNING STAFF
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PS/LADY YOUNG
PSAR LUCE
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SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
SECRET
(REPEATED AS REQUESTED}
SIR I SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER
COPIES TO:
MR BURROWS
MR MARTIN
MR FLOWER
MR COLES
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