TNAG-0176-FCO40-212-Brief-on-communist-controlled-schools-for-Lord-Shepherd-s-vi-1969 — Page 24

CYPHER/CAT.A

FONG KONG

TELNO.450

CONFIDENTIAL

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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

4 JUNE, 1969

ADDRESSED TO F.C.C. TELNO.450 OF 4 JUNE.

TO PEKING.

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION

MY TELEGRAM 328 : YU HUA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

FOLLOWING THE LAST WARNING DATED 17 APRIL WONG CHO-FAN, HEADMASTER OF THE FORMER CHING WAH MIDDLE SCHOOL, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE VISITED THE PREMISES OF THE NEW YU HUA MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY ONCE ON 22 APRIL. 2. ON 10 MAY WONG SENT A LETTER WHICH COULD BE REGARDED AS AN APPLIC- ATION TO BE ALLOWED TO VISIT THE PREMISES IN HIS CAPACITY AS OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HE DID NOT CLAIM ANY ASSOCIATION WITH THE NEW YU HUA SCHOOL.

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3. THESE DEVELOPMENTS SUGGEST THAT WONG, POSSIBLY ACTING ON INSTRUCT- IONS,

NOW RECOGNISES THAT WE MEAN BUSINESS WHEN WE SAY THAT WE WILL NOT TOLERATE HIS BEING INVOLVED IN THE RUNNING OF THE NEW SCHOOL.

I HAVE THEREFORE AUTHORISED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO ACCEDE TO WONG'S REQUEST WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM THE DIRECTOR'S LETTER TO HIM DATED 4 JUNE -

'IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON ME BY SECTION 50 OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE, I HAVE DECIDED TO PERMIT YOU TO ENTER THE PREMISES ONCE EACH QUARTER FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING THREE HOURS ON EACH OCCASION TO ENABLE YOU, AS OWNER, TO ENSURE THE PROPER MAINT- ENANCE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO CARRY OUT PERIODIC INSPECTIONS WITH A VIEW TO ASCERTAINING WHETHER ANY REPAIRS ARE NECESSARY AND TO ARRANGE FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF SUCH REPAIRS. 'IF YOU SHOULD FIND IT NECESSARY TO MAKE ADDITIONAL VISITS TO THE PREMISES IN YOUR CAPACITY AS OWNER I WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER GRANTING PERMISSION FOR SPECIAL VISITS IF YOU WILL ARRLY TO ME ON

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EACH OCCASION GIVING FULL REASONS.

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