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contained in Sir Ralph Stevenson's despatch to the

Foreign Office No. 1025 of the 27th August 1946

(a copy of this despatch formed the 8th enclosure

to my despatch No. 267 of the 23rd December 1946, but

a further copy is enclosed with this savingram for ease

of reference), and have recommended that the final

selection should be made from the following list(the numbers are those

WATT Hoi-Kee. (30)

alhorcated to the applicants as stated

WU* Man-Hom (27) TCHENG Pao-King (34) GOLIH William Wong Chun LAI King-Shung (35) WOO Kai-Yi (36)

in para. 4 of Sir Ralph Stevensais despatch) in

Reang Calias Colin William Wong (20)

It will be seen that the F. B. I's selections correspond

with the findings of the two Selection Committees in

Shanghai and Hong Kong referred to in Sir Ralph Stevenson's

despatch No. 1025 of 27th August 1946, with the exception

that the students placed 6th and 7th on the Selection Committees'

alias List (Colin William Wong aliee/Wong Chun Keung and

Lai King-Shung have been substituted for those placed 4th and 5th

on the list (Lam On Pong&Sung Tsoong Tup). The F.B. I. have

explained that the reason for this is that both the latter

are over age and appear to be too far advanced to be

interested in the normal apprenticeship course. They are

whom

moreover both civil engineers, and the F.B.I. find

much

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considerably greater difficulty in placing than in the

case of mechanical or electrical engineers. If however

for any reason you consider that Lampong and Sung Tsoong Tup

should be given experience in this country in preference

to Wong Chun Keung and Lai King-Shung, the F. B. I. would be

prepared to examine further whether suitable arrangements

could be made. They have however suggested that it may

be quite possible that the two students concerned could

secure