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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1037 OF 26 AUGUST 1978.

FOLLOWING FOR MCLAREN HKGD.

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YOUR TELNO 558 : LEGCO APPOINTMENTS.

1.

PROFESSOR AMBROSE KING (MYTEL 785 PARA 9 A) HAS DECLINED

OWING TO COMMITMENTS AS HEAD OF NEW ASIA COLLEGE.

2. I HAVE THEREFORE APPROACHED ANOTHER SOCIOLOGIST AT THE CHINESE

UNIVERSITY MR. HO KAM-FAL. I MENTIONED HIM IN DISCUSSION OF ACADEMIC CANDIDATES FOR LEGCO WITH LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS ON 19 JULY.

DETAILS ARE :

AGE 45,

SENIOR LECTURER, EDUCATED HONG KONG, TAIWAN, AND COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY. LECTURER AT CHINESE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1964. HE HAS SPECIALISED IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF SOCIOLOGY IN HONG KONG, PARTICIPATING IN MOST GOVERNMENT MAJOR POLICY EXERCISES ON SOCIAL WELFARE. HIS PAPER ON THE SOCIAL ORIGINS

OF JUVENILE CRIME IN HONG KONG WAS A CLASSIC. HIS PUBLIC WORK INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS ASSOCIATION, DISCHARGED PRISONERS

AID SOCIETY, HONG KONG SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION. HE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR, NO SECURITY OBJECTIONS.

3. HE IS READY TO ACCEPT, EVENING (HONG KONG TIME),

PLEASE CONFIRM APPROVAL BY MONDAY

MACLEHOSE

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HK & GD

(6)

LEGAL ADVISERS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON

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