TNAG-0305-FCO40-341-Use-of-Chinese-as-official-language-in-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 51

IMMEDIATE

N CLAIR

FROM FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

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UNCLASSIFIED

(HK)

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO. 891 OF 29 NOVEMBER 1971

Parliamentary Question.

The following Question has been put down by Mr James Johnson for written answer on 1 December:

"To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the present position regarding the use of the Chinese language in the secondary schools of Hong Kong; and what changes are contemplated."

2.

Grateful for your views on form of reply.

Douglas-Home

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