7CZC
HMLNAH 1745
CONFIDENTIAL
DD 07083OZ FCOLN
FM HOKON TO FCOLN
07075OZ OCT
GRS 380
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 07083OZ FCO
TELNO 2086
JF 07075OZ OCTOBER 35
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PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT FROM GOVERNOR
7
YOUR TELNO 1470: STANLEY HO
1. SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM STANLEY HO HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY HONG KONG UNIVERSITY. HE IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO, AND THE MAIN FUND RAISER FOR THE GIRL GUIDES. I HAVE ATTENDED OPENING CEREMONTES AND SIMILAR EVENTS WITH HIM PRESENT. HE HAS RECENTLY BECOME PATRON OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (RSPCA) IN HONG KONG. IF YOU CHECK WITH HONOURS SECTION IN PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT YOU WILL FIND THAT HE ALSO CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM AT HENDON. I ASSUME THAT THE OBJECT OF THE INVITATION TO STANLEY HO AND HIS WIFE WOULD DE EQUIVALENT TO INVITING A DONATION FROM HIM TO THE IMPERIAL MAR MUSEUM TO PARALLEL THAT WHICH HE MADE TO THE RAF MUSEUM.„
2. I DOUBT IF AN INVITATION WOULD BE MUCH REMARKED BY HONG KONG CHINESE (PARA 2 OF YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE). IT MIGHT BE NOTICED BY A SMALL GROUP OF EX-POWS.
3. IN GENERAL, NUMBER 10 ARE FULLY CONVERSANT WITH THE BACKGROUND TO STANLEY HO IN THE HONOURS CONTEXT. I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO PROPOSE THAT AN INVITATION SHOULD BE SENT TO HIM BECAUSE IT IS IN ANY CASE A LONG STANDING CONVENTION THAT THE GOVERNOR IS NOT INVOLVED IN ENCOURAGING DONATIONS TO U.K. PROJECTS. EQUALLY IT WILL BE EVIDENT FROM THE ABOVE THAT THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT HONG KONG GROUNDS ON WHICH TO BASE AN OBJECTION.
4. 1 WOULD BE CONTENT THAT THE DECISION SHOULD BE TAKEN BY NUMBER 10 IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FACTORS WHICH WOULD APPLY TO SOLICITING A DONATION FROM A SIMILAR SOURCE IN U.K. THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER INVITATIONS IN THE PM'S NAME SHOULD BE CONFINED TO EUROPEAN AND U.S. SOURCES MORE DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE U.K. FORCES: BUT TO BE CONSISTENT THAT WOULD RULE OUT INVITATIONS TO OTHER HONG KONG SOURCES.
YOUDE
HITH 010/1 HKK
RECEIVED ALCISTAL
- 7 OCT 1985
YYYY
HMLNAN 1945
NNNN
TOY
A
Lavenon Taksa
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