of the
TONG
M.0./1677
Sir,
The General Chamber of Commerce
20 Jan 1903.
490
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th inst., in which you state that the Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce consider that Regulation No. 16 under the Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance of 1901 should be repealed.
2. In reply, I am to inform you that this matter was carefully considered when the Ordinance was submitted to the Secretary of State, and it was then decided that there was not sufficient reason for interference with the decision of the Colonial Government.
3. You will note that the Regulation only applies to cases of infectious or contagious disease, and there appears to be no injustice in requiring those who bring dangerous infectious cases to the Colony to pay for the treatment instead of allowing the cost to fall upon the taxpayers of Hong Kong.
4. The ship owners can, and it is understood, do protect themselves by their tickets in the...
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TONG
M.0./1677
Sir,
The General Chamber of Commerce
20 Jan 1903.
490
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th inst., in which you state that the Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce consider that Regulation No. 16 under the Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance of 1901 should be repealed.
2. In reply, I am to inform you that this matter was carefully considered when the Ordinance was submitted to the Secretary of State, and it was then decided that there was not sufficient reason for interference with the decision of the Colonial Government.
3. You will note that the Regulation only applies to cases of infectious or contagious disease, and there appears to be no injustice in requiring those who bring dangerous infectious cases to the Colony to pay for the treatment instead of allowing the cost to fall upon the taxpayers of Hong Kong.
4. The ship owners can, and it is understood, do protect themselves by their tickets in the...
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