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enquiries and discussions before taking any fur-
ther steps with regard to the currency of Hong Kong,
and that he does not consider that a case has yet
been made out for an enquiry contemplating the possi-
bility of a gold standard for the Colony while
China remains upon the present basis.
If this view is accepted I could draft for conson
going into the matter more fully. We should get
Treasury concurrence in our reply.
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