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Government of Hong Kong to keep record of all the shipments of crews in the Colony in question, but the levying of fees on seamen for purposes other than shipping or when no services are rendered either to the seamen or their ships, is against the policy of Her Majesty's Government:
If the permit system be not necessary for reasons of policy, the Board of Trade think it might be given up altogether, but in any case they think it doubtful whether the Permit Fee should be levied. This fee for treasury