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traffic is not the evasion of the authorities
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in Yunnan or Canton but the avoidance of the
toll levied on the raffic by the authorities
in the intervening region of Kwangsi. Aeroplanes,
which demand highly organised terminal facilities
and are not easy things to conceal, would be of no
use in smuggling Opium into Hong Kong.
The only
bad effect so far as Hong Yong is concerned from the participation of aeroplanes in the Opium traffic,
would be a reduction of the price in Canton which
Tould make it easier for the smugglers to undersell
the Government Opium. As, however, we are assured
that it is already impossible to prevent them doing
this (because the Imperial Government will not
allow the Hong Yong monopoly to reduce its prices).
I do not see that we need anticipate any further
difficulties from the Opium point of view from the
development of aviation in South China.
A copy of the enclosures should be placed on the appropriate Opium file. fr. Boyd should
see, and the Secretary, O.D.C. has still to see
the file as directed in Mr. Becket:'s minute of
16th of January.
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be made by smugglers of transport.
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