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Telegraphic Address

HONGCHIN, LONDONXXXX S.W.1.

LIASON OFFICER:- H. T. WOO

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"HÒNG KING CHINESE LIATSON OFFICE

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LONDON WIL Abbey House,

4, Victoria Street,

London, S.W. 1.

Answers to questions contained in confidential telegram 1182 from Hong Kong (0.A.G.) dated 9th August, 1967.

(1) 45,000 (rough estimate).

(2)

a. Restaurant operatives: about 35,000 including families. b. Students: 3678 including school children.

c. Seamen: about, 600 a week.

d. Others: about 4,000.

(3)

a. Restaurant operatives:

Greater London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and Belfast in Northern Ireland.

b. Students: Greater London and university and college towns.

c. Seamen: London and Liverpool.

LONDON

d. Others: Greater, and Liverpool.

Lingua Franca: Cantonese wżhich is widely understood and used.

(5) Housing:

a. Restaurant operatives: dormitories provided by employers,

rented properties and owned properties.

b. Students: rented rooms and hostels.

c. Seamen: aboard ships, and hostels if paid off in U.K.

d. Others: all sorts.

/6. Meeting Places.