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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 488 OF 4 MAY. 1973

FOLLOWING FOR STUART.

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MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WHO WILL BE IN LONDON BETWEEN 24 MAY

AND 26 MAY, HAS ASKED IF HE MAY PAY A COURTESY CALL ON MR ANTHONY

RO YLE.

MR CHEONG-LEEN WAS APPOINTED AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL ON 1 MAY AND WILL TAKE HIS SEAT NEXT WEEK. HE IS VICE- CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, OF WHICH HE HAS BEEN AN. ELECTED MEMBER SINCE 1957, AND IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION.

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I CAN SEE NO HARM IN GRANTING AN INTERVIEW IF THIS IS

CONVENIENT TO MR RO YLE.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

MACLEHOSE

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MR WILFORD

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