11. B/T.
5.9.28.
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Restrictions on foreign mater vehicles
If,
It seems that we shall have to instruct
Hong Kong to amend the Regulation restricting the
issue of licences for motor omnibuses to motors of
customs duties British manufacture. H.. imposes no on
and is, therefore, unable to grant preference to
British goods by means of a protective tariff.
however, H..G. have, as the Board of Trade say,
consistently opposed such prohibitions elsewhere,
they can hardly be defended in H., The International
Convention referred to by the Board is, I understand
from General Division, not yet in force, and in any
case although H.K. originally agreed to accede to
the Convention, a further circular has since been
sent out virtually recommending non-accession, and
H.K. reply to this has not yet been received. The Convention can ot very well be regarded as binding on H.X.
The Board agree that the requirement of
insurance with a British Company in connection withi
the advances from the the Trade Loan is much less
objectionable.
Presumably the reply to the American
Embassy which we should suggest to the F.0. should
be somewhat on the following lines.~
The actual facts as to the discrimination
against American interests should be given ss in the
0.A.G.'s despatch (No.7). We should say that the
restriction on the issue of motor omnibus licences
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must be regarded as imposing prohibition on the
import of foreign made motor omnibuses and that,
H.M.G. is generally opposed to such prohibitions,
the Govt. of H.K. have been instructed to withdraw this
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regulation, but say that as regards the insurance. their action appears to be justified in view
of the considerations put forward in 0.0.
letter to the Board of Trade of the 12th of
4
Fell F.O. That
April (No.4.);
beaming they aquel for will be instructed to withdraw the bus régulério. ? reply to F.0. accordingly and send copy draft to B/T.
a copy Hs afp to HK., saying that
whit offreciating the
9. A. H. Bagel comotie final decision.
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LE.B.
Mr. & H. Boye
8.9-28
The like to on the Whe Come
relating to the above mentioned
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not to acute to the Convention agains
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dourve its
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cofy beneath replies in
25769/278.
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(29) in 25769/279
(3) misc. def. to Hath of 31 may
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this Convention.
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As the Pef S. has written to W. Wong and other Colonies hirsuading
to the
them from adhering Convention against Experts
hart prohibitions
as a reeann
the
hardly cite that Convention for disallowing Condition that puttin motertures must be of Brited manufacture - The neggertian of the Bd. of Trade that presential infort duty ser import in licu
of
the pro-
to right of the fact
hibition lons.
that H.
Mong is a free port.
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You have reggistat
if are absolute pestitition is undiniselle. it might be promitte to give a preference to then who tendered for
a service with Bronnitun
only. Tofind.
To find out whether. this is fearette
we want to
all
know whether busca ace licennet individually
or
whether there are one or
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