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PRIORITY HONG KONG

TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM MUMBER 976.

9 AUGUST 1968.

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ADDRESSED CO TELEGRAM NO. 976 OF 9TH AUGUST REPEATED PEKING.

MY TELEGRAM NO. 968 • CHUNG WAH SCHOOL,

WE ARE PLANNING TO SERVE THE DEREGISTRATION ORDER ON TUESDAY,

13TH AUGUST. A PRESS STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFOR-

-MATION SERVICES SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

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2. THE COMMUNISTS HAVE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN SOME 25

NEW SCHOOLS. SO FAR 9 APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION HAVE BEEN SUB-

-MITTED AND THESE ARE BEING DEALT WITH IN THE NORMAL WAY. TWO

SUCH SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REGISTERED. THESE ARE THE PUI KIU

PAST STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION SCHOOL IN WANGHAI AND A BRANCH SCHOOL OF

THE HEUNG TO MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, KOWLOON. THIS

FACT MAY BE USEFUL IN COUNTERING ACCUSATIONS IN PEKING THAT WE ARE

ACTIVELY SUPPRESSING PATRIOTIC' EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

FO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY PEKING.

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

RECEIVED W ASCHIVES No. 63 -9 AUG1968

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