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NË ASIMOVA D
ALL RISC
(a) That the past practice of first the Hongkong Government and then the British Consular authority enquiring into the merits of a claim for recovery of a debt incurred in Hongkong should be discontinued.
(b) That the production of the record of a judgment of the Hongkong Courts in the case of an absconding Chinese debtor should be a sufficient warrant to the Consular Officer to press the Chinese Authorities to give effect to it.
(c) That if no such record is produced Consular assistance should be confined to obtaining an investigation of the claim by the Chinese courts.
(d) That the law of Hongkong should be amended to admit of judgment for debt being entered against absconding bankrupts or contributories wound up by order of the Court.
(e) And that the consular assistance given in any case should be the same whether the creditors are British subjects of non-Chinese or Chinese nationality or non-British subjects.
4. I shall be glad to learn whether Your Excellency concurs in these views and if so what instructions in the matter Your Excellency proposes to issue to Consular Officers.
I have etc.,
(Signed) Nathan.
Governor