CONFIDENTIAL.
Hongkong.
My Lord,
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in. 17 APR 07;
Government House,
Hongkong, 18th March, 1907.
I have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of
the 18th January, 1907, on the subject of Chinese Debtors
who abscond from Hongkong.
2.
With reference to the statement in
the 3rd paragraph of Sir John (Jordan)
Despatch of the 7th November, 1906, (which formed a sub-enclosure to Your Lordship's communication)
to the effect that both Sir M. de Sausmarez and Mr. Mansfield agreed that an amendment of
the Law of Hongkong would not be calculated to meet the
difficulties that arise in the case of absconding bankrupts
or contributories to Companies wound up by Order of the
Court, I would point out that my suggestion that the Law
should be altered to admit of judgment for debt being
entered against such persons was made as a consequence of
my proposal to give a special status to judgment debts and
falls
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,
&c.
&c.