C. O.
Mr. Jameson
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Mr. Calder 30'11
Mr.
Cowell 30
Mr. Parkinson.
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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1 EC
Downing Street,
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2. Dec. 1932
November, 1932.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
(8)
DRAFT.
A.L.WHEATLEY, ESQ.
Sir,
I am etc. to refer to your
letter of the 25th November enclosing
a copy of a newspaper article by
Mrs. Cecil Chesterton and to inform
you that the article in question
is inaccurate and misleading and,
Forconsor
in so far as it contains statements
regarding slavery, untrue.
No form of slavery exists
in Hong Kong. The
mui
Copy with copy of (y) and enclosure to Hong Kong LF in- formation.
tsai system,to
to which reference is
made in the article is a system which
article,
has long existed in China but which
was legally abolished in Hong Kong
in 1921, not in 1930 as stated in the
newspaper article under reference.
in 1930 the Hong Kong law on the
subject was strengthened. It is nors
illegal