Copy.
No.443. (36185).
Sir: -
PEKING,
423
September 17th 1987.
39362
REC 'Reef 9 NOV 07
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your Despatch No.260 of July 4th transmitting a copy
of a letter from the Colonial Office respecting a
suggestion by the Hongkong Government that, in view
of the acute currency crisis existing in Canton and
Hongkong, the Chinese Government should be urged to
carry out its obligation under the Mackay Treaty to
establish a proper currency in China and instructing
me to report, should no practical steps have yet
been taken, whether the time is opportune for making
further representations to the Chinese Government on
the subject.
In my despatch No.363 of July 24th I had the
honour to transmit to you copies of a Note which,
in pursuance of a representation received from the
Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong, Shanghai, and
Sir Edward Grey,
Bart.
&c., &c., &C.
Tientsin