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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 230 OF 23 MARCH.
YOUR TELNO 169.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
1. I HAVE SEEN YOUR PROPOSALS PUT AN AFRAID THAT I MUST ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION OF THIS BATURE. I SHOULD DE GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU CAN DIFER INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, OR, IF IT IS TOO LATE FOR THIS, IF YOU WILL ENSURE THAT THE PASSAGE OF THE DILL IS HALTED UNTIL YOU HEAR FURTHER FROM ME. I WILL TRY NOT TO
KEEP YOU WAITING LONG,
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