OCMIAN 4056
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DD 050100Z HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
041200Z OCT
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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 050100Z HONG KONG
TELNO 1470
OF 041200Z OCTOBER 85
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY
STANLEY HO
6
7
14056 -
-
HEAD OF HKD
WHIL&
HAK 010/i
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 7 OCT 1985
DESK OBAGI
INDEZ
PA
1.
NO 10 HAVE SOUGHT OUR ADVICE ON WHETHER STANLEY HO AND
HIS WIFE CAN BE INVITED TO A FUND RAISING RECEPTION IN AID OF THE
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM WHICH THE PRIME MINISTER WILL HOST ON
28 OCTOBER.
2.
OUR INCLINATION IS TO ADVISE AGAINST ON TWO GROUNDS, NAMELY THE PERCEPTION OF AT LEAST OLDER GENERATION HONG KONG
CHINESE THAT HO COLLABORATED WITH THE JAPANESE BECAUSE OF HIS TRADING ACTIVITIES IN MACAU DURING THE OCCUPATION OF HONG KONG, AND SECONDLY HIS CONTROL OF THE MACAU GAMBLING FRANCHISE WHICH
BRINGS HIM INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH UNDESIRABLE ORGANISATIONS IN
MACAU. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE RECEPTION, THE FIRST REASON MIGHT RANKLE PARTICULARLY WITH OTHERS INVITED.
3.
WE NEED TO SUBMIT ADVICE ON 7 OCTOBER. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR YOUR VIEWS DESKBY 070830Z.
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