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liaising with and advising Chinese community

organizations such as trade associations,

district associations, and clansmen

associations. The Liaison Office has, since

its inception, kept in close touch with

these organizations and influential indivi-

duals, and has offered advice whenever

necessary. The Chinese Liaison Office is

now incorporated into the Hong Kong Government

Office in London as a result of a reorganiza-

tion aimed at streamlining administrative

control over Hong Kong Government agencies

in Britain, to enable individual agencies

to be relieved of part of their day-to-day

administrative work, and thus concentrate on

It is understood that

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their specialised fields. The Chinese Liaison

Office will be re-inforced by an additional

Administrative Officer in the very near

future so that its work may be intensified.

Introduction of Chinese as an official language to be used simultaneously in Hong Kong with English

As announced by His Excellency the Governor

in his annual budget speech on 28th February,

+ Kong

1968, the Government will continue to give

Chinese and English as near an equality as

is practically possible. Steps taken so far

in this direction include the gradual

introduction of Chinese into the Government

Gazette, instruction given to Government

departments to reply to correspondence received

CONFIDENTIAL