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Shanghai or elsewhere, by empowering such
outade the Colony.
Companies to keep local registers
Mr
Harcourt is advised that these sections
cannot be regarded as ultra vires in view
a
former
of the opinion of the Law Officers
communicat
Wherein it was
• Poreign Office
the letter of the 8th July 1900
held
thie Department that it was not ultra
vires for the Legislature of Hong Kong
to pass Ordinance No.16 of 1907 enabling whichs contained provisions to be a Co-panies pogistered under the Hong Sirritar Effect
Kong Companies Ordinance of 1805 to keep
local registers of their members outside
tho Colony
Office
3.
This Junion
Withing
communicated to the Foreyn
in the of letter of the 8th July 19 of prom this department
The alternative method of ineer-
porating Companies carrying on business in
Gira would be to establish a Register
of Companies in Shanghai,involving the
creation of Shanghai Companies under
Shanghai jurisdiction to the entire exclu-
Combs.
the
sion of the of Hong Kong Mr Harcourt
would not however be prepared to
recommend the adoption of
assent to this course being taken
/
seeing that in addition to the
legal and practical difficulties
involved, it would entail a
considerable loss of revenue to
the Colony.
4.
On the other hand While therefore,
Mr Harcourt considers that Companies
carrying on business wholly or in
part in Shanghai can and should con-
tinue to be registered in Hong
Kong and that the Hong Kong Court
should have jurisdiction to wind
them up and to possess all the other
powers legally resulting from their
registration in Hong Kong, he
fully recognizes the fact that the
Supreme Court of Shanghai has a rea-
sonable claim to exercise certain
jurisdiction either concurrent or
auxiliary,
world to