for my length of my service, nor do I beg & mean to say that the regulations above referred to are exactly applicable to all the Chinese employed in the Colonial Government Service of Hong Kong; but I venture to hope that, having regard to such provisions and to the peculiar circumstances of my case, the question of nationality may not be allowed to outweigh other considerations, and that Your Lordship will be pleased to take a favourable view of my application.
I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most humble and obedient Servant, Ng A Choy Mg Al Say Baj
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Mr. Oke 1957 Hong Kong Indexed Series 12 708 88
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