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DRAFT RECORD (FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE) OF MR. ROYLE'S PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR ON 11 OCTOBER 1970

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I spoke privately to the Governor while I

was in Hong Kong about his reply of 17 September.

to your letter of 3 August.

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I indicated that you could not leave matters

as the Governor's letter had left them. The

new Government recognised how much had been

done up to date: we did not necessarily want

a. radical acceleration but we did want, the

momentum to be maintained and be seen to be

maintained. This would help the F.C.O. to

help Hong Kong, he made avaliable to you

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After discussion agreement was reached on

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the following lines as regards the three subjects

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covered in the. Governor's correspondence with

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you, the problew upata to de Board, for reconsiderati

Primary Education

and a further study of the

The Governor pointed out that his present

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Eskailed to HK proposals could be presented as compulsory primary

education in terms of Hong Kong conditions and

that, this being so, he agreed that there was every

advantage, in public relations terms of representing

them in a positive way to be precisely this.

intended to do this in future in fact he did so

present the proposals in his address to the

Legislative Council on 1 October

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