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Gov. No.255
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Ord. 1 of 1889
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Gentlemen,
Downing Street,
December, 1908.
23 Jan 07
I am directed by the Earl of Elgin
to forward to you the enclosed des-
patch from the Governor of Hong Kong in which
he suggests an amendment to the Hong Kong
Chinese Emigration Ordinance No.1 of 1889.
A copy of the Ordinance is enclosed.
2.
Sir M. Nathan's proposal is that the
Ordinance should be so amended as to provide
that in reckoning the number of Asiatic pass-
engers on board a vessel, no account should
be taken of persons travelling first or second
class. The result of adopting this suggestion
would be that mail steamers would be exempted
from