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1. I undertook the drafting of this Ordinance in
accordance with a desire expressed by the Attorney-General
(Sir J. Kemp) to logically extend the provisions of the Criminal Law with regard to Aiders & Abettors, so as to
endeavour to stamp out crime and improve our relations with
the Authorities of the neighbouring country.
2. With regard to the Secretary of State's telegram
of the 3rd November 1928, I would point out:-
(a) that the geographical position of the Colony with
regard to China and particularly, the Province of Kwong Tung, has to be considered in respect of the provisions of the proposed Ordinances.
(b) that the communications between the Colony and China
are carried on by thousands of water craft which
abound in Victoria and the adjoining waters of the
Colony, making the passages fran the Colony to China
the easiest possible and one over which little or no
control can be exercised.
(c) owing to the unrest in China, crime is rife and the Colony is a refuge for criminals from the adjoining
territory, thus making the work of the Police
extremely difficult.
(d) the experience of the Canton Police is that a large
number of Chinese, immediately after committing a
crime in China and often before the Canton Police
have any notification of the crime, take refuge in the Colony. Further they often find that the particular crime was planned and engineered in or
from the Colony.
(e) the Hong Kong Police, by means of their own
intelligence system get information as to proposed
crimes