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Mr. Lloyd.
I had lunch with Mr. Sloss on the 29th November immediately berore he left this country. He said he had hoped I should meet Professor Feh Hsaio-tung but as, unfortunately, I was late, I did not do so.
I understand that the Professor is
a Political Scientist whose visit to this country has been sponsored by the British Council in order to enable him to finish an important book on the historical basis of Chinese institutions.
Professor Feh Hsaio-tung is a member of the Democratic League and in Mr. Sloss's view very representative of moderate Chinese opinion. He expressed himself understand in the strongest possible terms as opposed to the return of Hong Kong to China and regarded the intermittent demands for rendition as the noisy clamour of the extreme right wing party and not representa- tive of either the view of the Government or of general opinion.
Professor Feh Hsaio-tung, lir. Sloss reported, had said that there were two important matters which he felt should be. learnt from Hong Kong. One was municipal government and the other teaching in regard to social welfare services.
Mr. Sloss asked me to bring Professor Feh Hsaio-tung's name to your notice and to ask you whether you would feel able to see him. (His address is on the attached paper.) I gather that his English is not very good but that Mr. Sloss vouches.
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