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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce Reao 20 APR 17.
5th. December, 1916.
I have the benour to submit for the information
and consideration of His Excellency the Governor copy of a letter received by this Chamber from the Trade and Industry Committee of the Royal Colonial Institute with copy of the Chamber's reply which correspondence speaks for itself.
The resolution set out in the enclosure has
the entire support of my Committee who, in the interests of British Memhants of this Colony, and in the interests of the British Empire would gladly welcome local legislation of
the nature desired.
The Honourable
The Colonial Secretary.
I am ko..
(3d.) E. A. M. Williams,
Secretary.
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