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profit of it Lords.
by for,
the Colonial Government,
a
Mr. Fremantle observes,
as
no person will be willing to pay
an extra
2 m - = Kong
for a "Hong Kong Dollar" if he can get
an equivalent coin for less.
This most important question
of cost
escaped
as
a measure
in great
the Chamber of Commerce,
my Lords find it hardly
touched upon during the
debate
One speaker, indeed,
did allude to it, anticipating
as much attention as possible. My
Lords regret
that
not given
to
was this point, and they would
impress upon
the Secretary of State
and the Colonial Government,
the first and principal question for
discussion
is the price at which a "Hong Kong
Dollar" can be laid
down in Hong Kong,
as compared with the prices in the
Colony