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of belated registration by a defaulting company.
Among the companies registered are a
good many that do not seem entitled to be called
British. of these a list to date is forwarded;
and I have the honour to apply for your authority
under Article 51 (2) to advertise that recognition
and protection are refused to them.
The ease with which registration can be
obtained in Hongkong and the inability of that
Colony to exercise effective control over its
companies have been pointed out in previous des-
patches and was glaringly exemplified in the case
of the British-Belgian Bank..
The war has brought into prominence
the existence of companies such as the Central
and North China Godowns and Press Packing Company,
Limited and the Yangtze Wharf and Godown Company,
Limited which are entirely controlled by allen
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