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FROM R J F HOARE HKD

DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 1983

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FOLLOWING FOR J CA HAMMOND ESQ, DIRECTOR, COUNCILS

AND ADMINISTRATION BRANCH, HONG KONG

ST CHAU

See 22

1. ST CHAU, CHAIRMAN OF 1997 ACTION GROUP, RECENTLY SPOKE TO

HIS MP, MR TIMOTHY RAISON. HE SAID HE WAS INTENDING TO RETURN TO

HONG KONG SOON AND WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE

OR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. HE ALSO WANTED TO TALK TO A MINISTER.

MR RAISON DID NOT ENCOURAGE THESE IDEAS. HE HAS WRITTEN TO MR

LUCE TO SAY THAT MR CHAU STRIKES HIM AS INTELLIGENT IF AWKWARD,

WITH A GENUINE INTENT TO BE ACTIVE IN HONG KONG POLITICS, AND

ASKED IF IT WOULD BE WORTH HIS TALKING TO, SAY, THE POLITICAL

ADVISER ON RETURN TO HONG KONG.

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I SEE NO REASON WHY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR

CHAU, PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF HIS RECENT VISIT TO HONG KONG.

BUT YOU MAY WISH TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HIM AFTER HIS ARRIVAL.

GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS AND FOR DETAILS OF WHOM CHAU SAW DURING

HIS VISIT, DESKBY 221200Z.

SIGNED R JF HOARE

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