DOMESTIC.
Correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding this Office and the Board of Trade, from which you will learn that the Board advised that the suggested amendment is not acceptable.
Trade 1901
15 Aug
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Sends copy of despatch with enclosures from Bangkok as to the necessary amendment. Such amendment should not be included in the Ordinance as introduced in accordance with my despatch No.118 of 7 April.
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We cannot, I think, object, though it would be well to note that Hong Kong goes further than other Colonies. You will see that it is bracketed with other far Eastern ports (e.g., China) for which there is no limit of detention.
I send this on to LF without comment.
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Subsequent Paper.
AF at once
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