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November 19th the governer of Hongkong and Bir M. Lampson
had decided that, pending materalisation of an international
graume, punitive measures should be dropped and the commandes
in- thief should adopt preventive measures.
Mr. Southerirremarked that at the time of that telegram
he had experienced great difficulty as, if a piracy had
taken place, there would have been re plan in existence for
measures to deal with it.
Mr. Koungey then mentioned General Li Chai-sum's request
for facilities for the arming of piracy prevention 1 manches
(Feking telegrams Hos. 41 and 42) and suggested that this
furnished an additional reason for not issuing from instrue-
tims rogarding punit ivo measures at present.
Er. Southern said that, in his opinion, the Hongkong
Government would welcome an opportunity of assisting Canton
in this way.
Ne had
Mr. Nounsey explained that the matter was only in a
preliminary mage and would require full consideration.
referred to it only as an illustration of the undesirability
of modifying the standing instructions at present.
Mr. Bouthern thought the launches would net be auft able
for patrolling the Has Bay area; he thought they were
designed for work in the Smaton delt a
He roverted to the need of issuing fresh inst ruoti ma
to the Governor of Rongkong, the authority given by these at
present current being no limit ed by conditions us to be quite
inadequate and impracticable in an emergen oy. ne was surprised
that no recommendati ms in this respect had been made by
Governor.
Go vezner had made ne
It was agreed that, as
recommendations, there was no need to issue fresh instructions
at present.
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