HKK 172
RECEIVED
11 JUN 1930
R
PA
AR
The Willison
30. 51
REGISTRY Action Taken
AW17/
by Detetive ROMOR
16/6.
129
HK + GE
TRED
no
GR 200A
PP BTC HONG KONG
INDEX
Ald
RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE
FM DTI 101435Z JUN 80
TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG
1.
TEL NUMBER CREDA 93 OF 10 JUNE
FROM MRS M GINGELL CRE 4/2
HONG KONG BUSES.
NO DISTRIBUTION
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WISH TO BE FOREWARNED THAT MR R C BOWLEY, REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE FAR EAST OF BRITISH LEYLAND WHOME YOU PROBABLY KNOW ALREADY, LEFT PLANS TO CALL ON YOU ON 24 JUNE. HE TELEPHONED CHRISTOPHER. PRISTON BEFORE. LEAVING TO SAY THAT HE MEANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMEN'S DEFINITION OF A 'BRITISH
BUS' IN RELATION TO THE BUY BRITISH CLAUSE IN THE BUS LEGISLATION. WE DID NO KNOW WHETHER THE CLAUSE HAD A DEFINITION, NOR HOW THE RULE IS OPERATED IN PRACTICE. ALSO REFERENCES APPEAR ON OUR FILES ABOUT AN 'EXCEPTIONS' PROCEDURE, BUT DO NOT DESCRIBE HOW IT WORKS. HE WOULD NO DOUBT BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT TOO. HE DID NOT EXPLAIN WHAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM HE HAD IN MIND. BUT IT COULD ONLY BE EITHER THE DANGERS FROM GROWING COMPETITION: OR THE BRITISH ELEMENT IN THEIR
OWN BUSES. I WOULD HARDLY THINK THE LATTER IS A PROBLEM. MR BOWLEY SPOKE TO ME A FEW WEEKS AND I MENTIONED THAT YOU IT WOUL BE HELPFUL IF B.L. KEPT IN CLOSER TOUCH WITH S.B.T.C..
THOUGHT
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