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section, as a person or firm on the Statutory List is not
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an enemy, nor is such a person or firm treated as an enemy, so as to fall within the meaning of that word as extended
by the definition clause contained in Section 1 (2) of
the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Ordinance 1915, of the
Hong Kong legislature.
I am further advised that there would be no legal
objection to passing a further ordinance extending the
powers conferred by section 11 to goods obtained from, or
destined for, persons or firms on the Statutory List, pro-
vided such ordinance were strictly confined to goods the
property of persons or firms residing or carrying on busi-
ness in the British Empire, and therefore subject to
British Jurisdiction, but I should be glad if you will
consider whether from a practical point of view it would
be advisable to pass an ordinance, which would of necessity
point out the narrow limits of the powers to be asserted.
I am advised that the only control which can be
exercised against goods, the property of persons or firms
on the Statutory List, is by preventing persons subject to British Jurisdiction from handling or in any way concerning
themselves with such goods: that is that the legislation
must be aimed at persons, subject to British Jursidiction, and not at persons or firms, or the goods of persons or firms, not subject to that jurisdiction.
I must add that it is the more important to ob- serve carefully the distinction above pointed out, as H.M.G. has informed neutral Governments, and in particular
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