TNAG-0267-FCO40-303-Activities-of-Hong-Kong-Civic-Association-1970 — Page 6

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Mr. Gaminara

The attached piece of paper was given to me by

Mr. Hilton Cheong Leen when I met the Urban District

Councils in Hong Kong last Saturday.

2. The paragraphs about the Urban Council contain

nothing new. Those about the adoption of Chinese as

an official language might, however, be extracted to an

appropriate file. I understand that this idea (the

adoption of Chinese as an official language) has been a

topic of conversation in Hong Kong for many years. A

campaign has, however, developed over the last few weeks

and, since this is an emotional issue, we may hear more

of the matter. It would, in any event, be useful, I

think, if Mr. Marsh could take special care to see what

is being said in the press on the matter.

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