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that he has gone of his own volition either to seek
guidance or to obtain support for continuing his
attitude of intransigence towards the Hong Kong
authorities.
In either case it may reasonably be assumed that Wong's behaviour
on his return from China will reflect the attitude of the Chinese
Peoples' Government towards this particular issue. If he mends
his ways, then there is no problem. But if he continues to be
intransigent then it is likely that such conduct would have the support of the Chinese Peoples' Government which could be expected
to react sharply to any legal measures taken against him in Hong Kong, particularly if these led to his imprisonment. The Hong Kong authorities took the opportunity (on 2 May) to inform
their local covert contact with the Communists of the attitude
being adopted by Wong over this matter and of the resulting possibility of a clash with him; and that it was to be hoped that in everybody's interests Wong would behave sensibly and avoid contravening the Education Ordinance. The contact undertook to pass this advice on to the appropriate quarters and added that he was aware that Wong was a stubborn and difficult person and that
it had been necessary on previous occasions for the communists to
instruct him to be careful and to avoid causing trouble.
7. The Governor's reasons for proposing legal action against Wong, if the latter continues to visit the Yu Hua School premises
without permission, are that he cannot be allowed to continue to flout the law and, by his continued presence on those premises, to cast doubt on the status of Yu Hua as a separate school from Chung Vah. Our Charge d'Affaires in Peking does not consider that the second of these arguments is very convincing.
Wong is the owner of the school premises and the Governor is willing to give him permission for reasonably frequent visits consistent with this. We think the Governor should be asked to produce further evidence of Wong's intentions.
8. In discussing with the Governor the course to be pursued in
the event that Wong persists in his present attitude on his
return from China the Minister may wish to raise the following
points :
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