288.
Sir,
HONGKONG.
25 JUN 1928
527478
19
FFIQH
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
25th May, 1928.
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Enclosure No.1.
10.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your despatch No.62 of 21st February, 1928, transmitting
a copy of correspondence with Mr. J. Maxton, M.P., regarding
matters arising out of the Communist outbreak at Canton in
December last, and requesting to be furnished with a full
report of the points referred to in the correspondence.
2.
I enclose a copy of a Police report which
shows that during the period 11th to 20th December, 1927,
two hundred and forty-six persons of Chinese nationality
were detained on arrival from Canton and of this number two
hundred and sixteen were sent away to destinations chosen
by themselves and thirty were released in Hong Kong. The
action taken by the Police was authorised by a Regulation
made under section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance,
1922, Ordinance No.5 of 1922 and published as Notification
No.397 in the Government Gazette of 6th July, 1925. A copy
Enclosure No.2 of this Regulation is enclosed.
3.
The replies to Mr. Maxton's points so far as
they concern this Government are as follows:-
(1)
The extradition of Chinese from Hong Kong is
governed by the Chinese Extradition Ordinances,
1889 and 1927.
(2)
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,
&C.,
&c.,
&c.
Pa
Pa
(2) These Ordinances do not permit of extradition for
political offences, and persons abusing the
(3)
(4)
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hospitality of the Colony to conspire against the Chinese Authorities would not be arrested and hand ed
over to the Chinese Authorities but would be requir-
ed to leave the Colony.
The answer is in the negative.
No instructions were received from His Majesty's
Government in the matter.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
W.D. Southoth.
Officer Administering the Government.
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Copy.
Enclosure No. 1.
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Political fighting in Canton, December 1927.
Political suspects rounded up in Hong Kong.
Two hundred and forty six persons of Chinese
nationality were detained and interrogated by
Hong Kong Police, on arrival from Canton during
the period 11th December 1927 to 20th December
1927, and were dealt with as under:-
(a) Sent at their own request to Swatow
(b)
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(c)
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" 15.12.27
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38
(e)
(f)
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Macao
Kong Mun
" 22.12.27
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(h)
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* Sha U Chung " 23.12.27
Hoihow " 31.12.27
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Total
216
Released
30
Total
246
Of these Government paid for 120 passages to Swatow
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Kong Mun
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Paid their own fare
99
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