C. O.

Mr. Jameson

збри

Mr. Calder 30'11

Mr.

Cowell 30

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

92612/32

1 EC

Downing Street,

26

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

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