TNAG-1434-FCO40-1917-Hong-Kong-leading-personality-Sir-Yue-Kong-Pao--businessman-1986 — Page 56

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

I AM WRITING IN THE HOPE THAT IN VIEW OF THE RECENT STRENGTHENING OF SING-BRITISH CO-OPERATION IN THE EDUCATION SPHERE, YOU MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE TO NOMINATE A MEMBER OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION TO BE MY HONOURED GUEST TO REPRESENT YOU ON THIS SIGNIFICANT CCCASION. 1 WOULD OF COURSE BE ONLY TOO PLEASED TO PROVIDE THE AIR PASSAGES AND ACCOMMODATION RECURED FOR THE TRIP.

MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HEARING FROM YOU AT AN EAFLY DATE.

WITH KINDEST REGARDS, YOURS SINCERELY

ENDS

2.

SIR Y K MADE IT CLEAR TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT HE WAS THINKING OF A REPRESENTATIVE AT MINISTERIAL OR JUNIOR MINISTERIAL LEVEL. THE SECRETARY OF STATE EXPECTS 10 SEE SIR Y K ON SUNDAY BRIEFLY: HE WILL TELL HIM THAT HE HAS PASSED ON HIS LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER, BUT WARN THAT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FIND A MINISTER TO COME OUT TO CHINA AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE UK FRESIDENCY. HE WOULD BE CRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD

AND ODTAIN THE DEPARTMENT'S ADVICE ON SIR Y K PAC'S SUGGESTION, CLEAR AN ANSWER WITH NO 10 FOR HIM TO PASS TO SIR Y F, WHOM HE MAY WELL SEE IN CHINA DURING THE CUEEN'S VISIT TOWARDS THE END

OF NEXT WEEK.

YOUDE

YYYY

MYLKAN 3170

KLAA

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