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His Excellencv:
If you put these things into
Chinose hands, there is going to be trouble,
Sir Joseph Kemp
That about a British Chinese?
His Excellency:
Britisher.
It is far better to specify a
I want it absolutely clear that the
man at the Head of the Kowloon Customs is to be a
Britisher.
is clear.
I want it to be worded so that this
Sir Joseph Kemp: A British subject of European
doscent".
Kr. Maze: I think that if you put in European
ri
descent there might be trouble.
Sir Joseph Kemp: You do not want European descent".
His Excellency: You can say "a British subjcct acceptable to the Hong Kong Government“.
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Article XVII was agreed to.
Mr. Maza: I have not got a great deal of time, but I would like to go back with the amended draft in my hands, if it could be put through Would it be desirable to have a Drafting Sub-Committoo? His Excellency: We will have. a Drafting Sub- Committee and the Attorney General must be on it. Thow would you like to have?
Nr. Maze: I would like to havo Mr. Johnston and Kr, right.
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