„BILO THOM
See fair
copy attached
Ялд
any time today.
The point is one for you rather thar one for us, but would it not be desirable to insert a sentence or tub expressin, the reat appreciation of His Majesty's vovernment for the excellent work done by the Preventive Services at Hong Kon They certainly seem to be extremely efficient, and the co-operation between the Hong Kong Jovernment and the British Jovernmer t has proved very fruitful.
Ordinance.
I will write to you separately about the new Dangerous Drug
Yours sincerely,
malcoler Delevreigne
G KONG.
nfidential.
overnor,
Sir R.E.Stubbs, K.O.M.G.
Ep 10/12 Mr Collins. 10
Sir,
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Downing Street,
/3 November, 1923
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I have the honour to inform
you that my attention has been draw
to the very disquieting situation
closed by the report by the
Superintendent of Imports and Exporte
regarding the operations of an opium
smuggling syndicate established in
Hong Kong which formed the enclosure to
Si 17. Delevigne (with Comp.fr Confidential despatch of the
coper
70. (2. on 58134) LF.
file. to be plend
of August.
M
2.
In the light of this report
{
(copy
sent to Sui M. Dakleming und
with my so note of 9 April
770).
it is clear that the official
figures of the per capita consumption
of opium in Hong Kong (on which such
emphasis was placed in the 3rd
Conf.
paragraph of your/despatch of the 13th
of