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country) form à part.. Under the Plumage Act plumage cannot be imported for sale, but the Hong Kong Government people want to exhibit and sell numerous articles made in this way as well as some feather fana. The Home Office have so far made no difficulty over the importation of feathers for exhibition, but not for sale, and I imagine that they would make a great deal of difficulty about
this. However, we can write to them and see what
can be done. Draft herewith.
(7) With regard to the Customs difficulties,
the chief trouble arises over tea, to bacco and
Chinese wines. Mr. Hallifax understands, whether
rightly or not I do not know, that block tea is a can lathe this up prohibited import, also that there may be some
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difficulty in the importation of leaf tobacco,
while the Chinese wines, whic. are really spirits
considerably over proof, may also cause difficulty. He would also be glad if a general letter would be written to the Customs asking for facilities for things imported for the Exhibition.
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He was very strong on the difficulty which has arisen in connection with the sale of
alcoholic refreshment in the Chinese Restaurant.
He
says that it will be regarded as a breach of faith if too many difficulties are placed in the way of the Hong Kong people and any such impression on the Chinese would be simply disastrous.
I submit the draft of a general letter to
the Customs,
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