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MDHIAN 3520
MARTIN LEE'S VISIT TO LONDON
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN TODAY'S PRESS THAT MARTIN LEE IS TO
LEAD A 3-MEMBER DELEGATION TO LONDON ON 17 JANUARY TO LOBBY FOR
MPS' SUPPORT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECT ELECTIONS THIS YEAR BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE SCHEDULED FOR 20 JANUARY.
2. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION ARE DANIEL FUNG, A LAWYER, AND FRANK CHING, A JOURNALIST AND MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVERS. THEY WILL BE JOINED IN LONDON BY MAK HOI-WAH AND LEE WING-TAT
(BOTH INVITED GUESTS OF COI).
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DETAILS OF THE VISIT WERE ANNOUNCED IN THE EVENING OF 13 JANUARY AT A SEMINAR IN WHICH MORE THAN 10 ''COMMUNITY LEADERS'' MADE THEIR
LAST ATTEMPT TO LOBBY MR GEORGE FOULKES MP A FEW HOURS BEFORE HIS
RETURN TO LONDON.
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