:
on the League of Nations Advisory
Committee on Traffic in Orium has
repeatedly urged on me the importance
of the adoption of a more vigorous
and direct policy, particularly in the
Far Eastern Colonies, towards carrying
out the obligations undertaken by His
Majesty's Goverment under the
International pium Convention, and
he has represented to me that unless
the various /Colonial Governments are
prepared to take more direct measures
more
for the effective application of
A
Chapter I of the Convention, the
British Delegation at the International
Conference which is to be held next
position
year, fill be in a very weak position,
6. I should, therefore, be glad
if, in connection with the enquiry
into the recomendations of the
Advisory Committee, you will cause
aud coma scaling menhime") the suggestions in the previous
paragraphs
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and have úndicated in para 5
paragraphs of this despatch to be
examined with the greatest care.
7.
I observe that in paragraph
12 of his report, the Superintendent
of Imports and Exports calls attention
to the difficulty (under the
existing opium Ordinance) of
dealing with bulk imports of opium
This point is no doubt receiving
attention in connection with the
overhauling of the Ordinance which I
suggested in my despatch of the 11th
of June.
B. I fully realise that in
view of the unique geographical
situation and features of Hong Kong
and the conditions at present
prevailing on the mainland of China,
it is virtually impossible, by the
ordinary preventive measures
(however