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steamships "Mao Lee" and "An Lee" as well as of the other
vessels.
5.
I am further advised by the Government of the kepublic of
China and verily believe that the authority of the Directors
of the said Ching Kee Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. is by virtue
of the steps to wind the same up wholly suspended and that no person or persons firm company or corporation can now act as the representatives of or purport to act in the name of the Company in Hong Kong or elsewhere unless and until such
Receiver is appointed.
6. I am informed an verily believe that a Japanese Company
in Hong Kong is claiming to here received authority from the
Ching Kee Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. to take possession of and
control the movements of the ships registered in the name of
the Ching Kee Steam Navigation Co. Ltc., but according to the
official information in my possession, no such Japanese Company
has been or is authorised to act in the name or on behalf of
the Ching Kee Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. an that no person firm
company or corporation can so act without the authority of the
Government of the Republic of China or unter or in pursuance
of any Order of a Court of competent jurisdiction in the
Republic of China.
7.
I am informed and ve:ily believe from inquiries made at
the Karbour Office of Long Kong that, purporting to be the
representatives of the Ching Kee team Kavigation Co., Ltd. a
clearance in respect of each of the said .. "Zao Lee" and
3.5. "An Lee" has been applied for and that the said clearances
respectively may be granted at any moment after which the said
vessels will leave the Colony.
8. I verily believe that the object of obtaining the clearance
in each case is to remove the vessels from the Colony of
Hong Kong and thereafter to prevent the vessels from coming
under the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Republic of China
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