** feel, however, that we ought to point out
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thet ao question arises of say Governsent signifying
whether they agree or da net agree to the new procedare.
This has already been put into fores sad it is not
proposed to vary it at preseat.
The communications which
have been made to the Governments of various exporting
countries which have licensing systeas really fall into
two parts. The first part is a notification pare and
simple that the Governor of Hong Kong will, after s certain date, take additional precautions to ensure that eras passing through the colony to Chias are genuinely *in transit". The see ad part is a suggestion thrown
out by His kajesty's Government that exporting firas in the countries concerned might find it gore convenient if
their Goverments were to forward copies of the export
licences issued direct (or through a British Mission) to
It is of no coacera to us the Hong Kong authorities.
whether saya3bage ie teken of this sugestion, for, in
any eveat, the procedure now is force at Bong Kong
provides that a copy of a lice see for export to China
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