CONFIDENTIAL
HOTEL PICCADILLY
2- FEB 1068
Piccadilly. Manchester Telephone Central 8414 Telegrams Hotelpic Manchester Telex No.668765
REPORT BY D. LAI AND K.Y. YEUNG ON THE HEUNG YEE KUK DELEGATION
(At the time this report is being written, the delegation is spending its cocond day in Hanchoster, having completed its tour of Bristol,
This is not a progress Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham and Coventry. report but is a menorandum on a very important issue which, unless handled properly with the full understanding and support of the Hong Kong Government, may defeat the purpose of the delegation and bring the Government into disrepute. For this reason it is strongly recommended that this report should be given careful and immediate consideration).
Despite a very difficult start about which both David Lai and K.Y. described to Akers-Jones and M.A.B. Stevenson Young have respectively (copied to Paul Toui, David Sellers and Locking), the coordination of the delegation's efforts has ner been put on a proper footing and things so far been satisfactory. The delegatos hive less complaints to Lake and are more cooperative than before although they require just as much attention and tactful handling, without which things could go The first film show in London was a big success wrong at any moment. and an epoch-making event. The performance in Birmingham on 29 January, was equally memorable success. The delegation has received wide publicity cverywhere they went as a result of the excellent planning by the information service section of the London Office and the hard work of the team accompanying it. Credit should also be given to Gerry Xavier
Members of who has been acting as Publicity Officer to the delegation. Die Ailegation hae" been unrad by us, to see and talk to as many Chinese For this and many other reasons, the prople in the cities as possible. delegation can be considored to be a success provided things do not co away at the end, because of the suspected motives of two rather selfish and irresponsible members, about whom this report is prepared.
2. Before the delegation came to England, Young had heard from both
the two most difficult persons to handle Pand Fu Wah and Chan Yat San
At that they had plans to make a million dollars out of this trip. that time Yeung was too preoccupied with work to give much thought to what geomod to be a joke. However, judging by the way these two members of the delegation have spoken to the Chinese communities both openly and in private,,to indivisuals and to groups, as well as in speeches merccding the film shows, there are strong indications that Pang and Chan have every intention to implement their plan (though for sure without sucloss in our opinion) as soon as they return to London on or before 17 February.
Eriefly, Pang and Chan hope to collect a huge sum of money firstly by inviting subscriptions at 21 a month from each subscriber for a
roposed newspaper called the NT People's Hall and secondly by inviting onle to appoint then an agents of a proposed Overseas Chinese Service
Any person wanting „urceu, which they hope to set up on their return. their assistance would pay a retention fee of £2 a year.
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