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and (b) any public utility undertaking
operating in Hong Kong in the future.
7.8.30
I have no legal observations to make excert
that I an inclined to agree that the nergency
Regulations Ordinance No.5 of 1922 is sufficient
for the purpose of enabling the Government to ob-
tain control in case of emergency. As Mr Shaw
points out, however, the damage might be done be-
fore the Government apreciated the situation and
had time to act. It seems, therefore, that special
legislation of some kind will be required, and I
agree that the matter should be taken up with the
Governor.
16/8/30.
17. Duncan,
G.L.M. Canson
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I should have thought that Clause 2(1)
of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance gave
sufficient powers to the Government to
anticipate any sabotage, and that to require
that the General Manager and Principal Officers
of the concern should be British would not make
the position any more secure.
The nature of the considerable apprehension
which Sir Cecil Clementi felt (see paragraph 3
of No.1) is not stated, but since it is an
American syndicate which has succeeded in