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ortuary of the Canton River.
It recus
Che
ingalar, that the Commission
Carlour should
direct to a
address
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chinese
rouwwhao
of Official Letter
resident of Hong Kong without
any reference whatever to the Government
of this Colony, by whose courtesy The
Commissioner has been permitted for a
considerable time past to transact business
in Hong Kong, pending the completion of an
office here in territory at Kowloon.
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This Government had occasion to take
exception to this mode of communication as being adopted under similar circumstances by
Mr. Mc Keavy Brown's predecessor - My
by
Mr.
-au
Mong
and the course could have been
been requested to communicate with
question
2. B. M's Consul at Canton or
wishing between his Department and residents in their Colony.
3.
another point suggested
By Mr Mc Reavy Brown's letter is whether
this Government recognise the Authority of the Kowloon Commissioner
of Customs to demand that pleasure
launchers licensed by this Government
should
by Englishmen in this colony
obtain the permission of the Commission
of Customs before leaving or entering the harbour of Hongkong under threat of
confiscation if found without such permission
in what are said to be Chinese waters.
This, I consider to be
a question, but I shall not for the present
make
any further comment upon it, beyond asking Your Excellency to enquire whether
you are aware of such
the Chinese authorities are
demands being made by the Chinese Customs Officers.
come
Another point which has also
come to my knowledge refers to the course
taken by the Kowloon Commissioner of
Customs with respect to Yachts and launchers. It appears that the present commissioner and his predecessor, is in the habit of
issuing to launchers licensed by this Government, permits for "touring",
and for carrying excursion parties into Chinese waters.