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I have the honour to enclose a copy of the Report herewith.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Mr. T. N. CHAU
(sd.)
IP LAN-CHUEN,
Secretary.
Sir,
No. 8, QUEEN'S ROAD, WEST,
HONG KONG, 24th January, 1927.
Sunning Piracy Commission.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th Decem- ber 1926 and to inform you that in response to your request, a meeting of the Chinese ship owners in the colony was duly convened for the purpose of considering the subject matter of your letter under reply.
The meeting expresses its entire agreement with the "Minority Report" of the Piracy Regulations Committee a copy of which I have the honour to forward herewith, and urges that strong representations be made to the Government to institute a system of patrols at the earliest possible date.
I am, Sir,
A. G. GRANTHAM, Esq.,
Secretary,
Sunning Piracy Commission.
Your obedient servant, (Sd.)
CHAU TSUN NIN.
THE HONG KONG CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LIMITED.
Sir,
HONG KONG, 31st January, 1927.
Sunning Piracy Commission.
With reference to your letter of 7th Ultimo I now give you below my views on the Piracy Prevention Ordinance Regulations as requested.
(1) The Regulations as at present framed and obeyed by local steamers leave nothing which can be added as regards internal defences. Most steamers, particularly steamers of the river and short coast trip type trading from Hong Kong, being in fact more heavily grilled than is fully compatible with the safety of the ship in case of fire etc., and also as in respect of the Board of Trade Regulations.
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