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country, any attempt to bring official
influence to bear would defeat its own
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communities in Britain
The substance of this proposal is
not clear and the delegation did not expand
on it in the course of their discussions.
We understand, however, that it relates
to a suggestion that a committee
consisting of leading Hong Kong Chinese
from various parts of Britain might be
set up to advise the Hong Kong Chinese
Liaison Office on problems affecting
the Chinese community here, to
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facilitate contact between the Office
and Chinese living away from London and
to provide some form of recognised
leadership within the community.
suggestion was one originally made by
Mr. Sedgwick to the delegates in the
course of a discussion of their mission
and will be considered further in
Mr. Lai's official report on his own
mission. It would appear to be for
the Hong Kong Government to decide in
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language to be used simultaneously in Hong Kong with English
It is assumed that the reply to
this suggestion should be based upon
the relevant passage in your Address
at the Budget Meeting of the Legislative
Council on 28 February.
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