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HONG KONG ΤΟ FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 157
15 FEBRUARY 1969
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ADDRESSED FOO AS MYTEL NO. 157 OF 15TH FEBRUARY RPI PEKING,
SINGAPORE AND WASHINGTON (SAVING).
YU HWA MIDDLE SCHOOL,
THIS COMMUNIST SCHOOL HAS BEEN AUTHORISED TO OPEN PREMISES.
FORMERLY USED BY THE CHUNG WAH MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH WAS
DE-REGISTERED LAST AUGUST. IN SPITE OF SEVERAL REMINDERS THE NAME CHUNG WAH IS STILL SPOMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE
BUILDING CONTRARY TO BEQULATION 90 (2) OF THE EDUCATION REGULATIONS AND THE NEW NAME YU HRA IS DISPLAYED ONLY IN SHALL LETTERS. IF THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO IGNORE OUR ARNINGS WE SHALL PROBABLY DECIDE TO PROSECUTE BUT THE DECISION WILL NOT BE TAKEN BEFORE 28 FEBRUARY,
2.
WE HAVE SECRET INFORMATION THAT WONG CHO-PAN,THE HEADMASTER OF THE FORMER CHUNG WAH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES, HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY IN THE PROMISES SINCE THE YU MWA OPENED, CONTRARY TO SECTION 50 OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE. IF WE CAN GET EVIDENCE FROM OTHER SOURCES IT WOULD SE POSSIBLE TO PROSECUTE HIN, BUT EVEN IF CONVICTED HE MIGHT PLEAD IN MITIGATION THAT AS OWNER OF THE PREMISES HE HAD GOOD REASON TO DE THERS. THE QUESTION OF A PROSECUTION AGAINST WONG CHO-FAN IS THEREFORE RATHER MORE REMOTE THAN A PROSECUTION OF THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FOR DISPLAYING THE CHUNG WAR NAME.
SIR D. TRENCH
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I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED,
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING
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