TNAG-0251-FCO40-287-Education-policy-of-government-of-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 87

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Hilton Cheong-Leen came to see me this afternoon,

and handed me the enclosed paper. The Hong Kong Civic

Association is in my opinion the most responsible of the

various political bodies in the Colony, and I was

particularly interested in their views expressed in

items 1: Urban Council scope, 2: Education, and

3:

Social Welfare. I would be grateful if you would

have a look at their idea for the reorganisation of the

Urban Council. So far as education is concerned,

Mr. Cheong-Leen was firmly of the opinion that a

compulsory education was a runner immediately, and he

did not seem to be concerned about the question of

enforcement. He felt the C.D.O's could keep an eye

on this, and that the vast majority of Chinese were

He did not appear to be as

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law-abiding in Hong Kong.

keen on the idea of free education.

Social Welfare, it is stated that the Hong Kong Government had said that a new public Assistance scheme was to be in

operation at the end of 1969. I think we ought to find out

if this has been delayed and if so the reasons for it.

A.R.

Anthony Royle

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10 July, 1970.

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