No. 542.
Russe
RIVED
13870
14
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
1st November, 1933.
Encl. No. 1.
Copy lo G.P.
Encl. No. 2.
Sir,
I have the honour to address you on the
subject of telegraphy and telephony in this Colony.
These matters are at present covered by
the following laws and regulations :-
Telegraphic Messages Ordinance 1894
Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance 1926
and Regulations made thereunder (G.N.
375 of 18th July, 1929, 625 of 29th
November, 1929, 619 of 4th October,
1930 and 404 of 24th June, 1932) and
the Telephone Ordinances of 1925 and
1930.
copies of which are attached. I enclose also the
draft of a bill dealing with teleprinting, teletyping
and telephotography.
This bill was drafted to meet the situation
created by the installation by the Hong Kong Telephone
Company of teleprinters for certain of its subscribers
and to counteract the danger that the Company might by
this means and with the aid of its trunk line to Canton
establish what would in effect be a telegraph service.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.
&C.,
&C.,
&C.