No 596.
My Lord,
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22DECIL.V.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG, 18th November, 1930.
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Enclosure No. 1.
Enclosures 2 & 3.
I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of Your Lordship's despatch No.285 dated 23rd
September, 1930, on the subject of the alleged export
from Hong Kong of a mixture containing lard of Chinese
origin under cover of an Official Certificate.
2.
I enclose a copy of a report dated 3rd
November, 1930, from the Head of the Sanitary Department
which, I would submit, completely refutes the allegation
in question. No export certificates are granted in this Colony except in respect of the product of the Government
abattoirs where careful ante- and post-mortem
examination is invariably enforced.
3.
I should be interested to learn if possible
the source of these allegations as the meat packing
industry of this Colony has in the past been the victim of similar attacks from interested parties in Shanghai, as appears from the correspondence of which copies are
forwarded herewith.
Coper
M.
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LORD PASSFIELD,
&c.,
&C.,
&c.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
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Governor, &c.