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Enclosure in Canton despatch No. 119 of September 5th, 1932.
BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
CANTON,
3rd September, 1932.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit to you the view of
the Committee of this Chamber regarding the Regulations
governing the issuance of Consular Invoices promulgated
by, the National Government of China and which came into
effect on the let instant. This matter is very adequately
covered in an article which coupies the whole
or page 201 of August issue of the British Chamber of
Commerce Journal, and cur viawa coincide entirely with
what is written therein. We particularly desire to
associate ourselves with the comments in this article on
the inadequacy for this purpose of the present Chinese
Consular representations abroad, and also where attention
is drawn to the desirability of increasing the maximum
value of invoices to be exempt from Consular certification
from $200 to $500.
We are most intimately concerned with the
establishment of Facilities for the issuance of Consular
invoices in the port of Hongkong and in the interests of
British import trade in South China it seems to us vital
that such racilities should be prɩvided. The question of
the establishment of a Chinese Consulate in the port or
Hongkong is of course a matter between the British and
Chinese Governments, and we can only express the view that
Herbert Phillips, Eequire,C.M.G.,0.B.E.,
H. B. M. Consul-General,
Canton.
the
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