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My Lord,
C. O.
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Government House,
Hongkong, 5th.November,1908.
With reference to Your Lordship's
Despatch No. 175 of the 7th. of last August, I have the
honour to transmit the correspondence noted in the margin,
from which Your Lordship will observe that both the China
rom the Honorary Secretary, China Association, to the Colonial Se- -cretary, dated 17th.September, 1908.
rom the Colonial Secretary to the
Honorary Secretary, China Associa- -tion, dated 26th.September,1908. fom the Honorary Secretary, China Association, to the Colonial Se- -cretary, dated 15th. October,1908. rom the Colonial Secretary to the Becretary, Chamber of Commerce, dated 9th. October, 1908.
om the Secretary, Chamber of Com-
merce, to the Colonial Secretary, } dated 23rd. October, 1908,
2.
Association and the Chamber of
Commerce request that the prior
user of trade-marks registered
in Hongkong may be protected
by the British Government in
China, Korea and Japan.
I am advised that the general
statement of the law contained in the letter from the
Chamber of Commerce of the 23rd. of October is correct. If
the protection asked for is accorded both to marks owned
by British subjects registered in the United Kingdom and in
(0.g.
Hongkong it will be necessary to provide some machinery
THE EARL OF CREWE,
IGHT HONOURABLE
&C.
800...
80.