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this Fair will show to the people of Hongkong what excellent
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material we have here, material which with the encouragement
of an extended derand could be improved and increased to the
great benefit of our farmere and manufacturers,
breakfast egg to the sardine savoury, through the whole
gamut of fish, flesh and fowl if not of good red herring,
scme local substitute can be found for the imported article.
Congratulations.
I congratulate the Empire Fair Committee on the great
success which has ttended their efforts. The result cannot
fail to be gratifying to Mrs. Amery, who originated the idea,
to Lady Peel who did so much to encourage it, while
we venture to hope that Her Majesty the Queen who has taken
so keen and personal an interest in the movement may hear
of our humble efforts in this Empire wide campaign
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Where all have given so generously of their time and their
enthusiasm it is perhaps invidious to mention names, but I
cannot refrain from expressing our indebtedness to the
Honourable Mr. Braga and the Hon. Mr. Shenton who have between
them shouldered the main responsibilities of this Fair and
have been the moving spirits of the organization.
thanks are also due to Mr. Bush and Mr. Fung Ki Cheuk for
arousing the interest of the New Territories farmers in the
scheme, to Mrs. iyer for her keen interest and help in
various sections and to Major Duclos and Mr. Williamson for
bringing the Dominions so closely into touch with the Fair.
Mr. Hicks and Mr. Franklin have done wonders in propaganda,
and I take this opportunity of than ing the Press for their
generous co-operation and for the excellence of their articles
on the British Empire which have relieved me of any need to
cllate still further on its manifold resources.
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