HONGKONG AND SWATOW COMMERCIAL BANK LTD: Requests that question of protection be referred to H.M. Principal
Secretary of State.
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No.63
& 3 copies)
Copy to:
Commercial Counsellor No.41.
sir,
H.B.M. Consulate-General,
CANTON,
7th May, 1936.
With reference to your despatch No. 22
(2/50/1936) of the 6th February last relative to the
registration of the Hong Kong and Swatow Commercial
Bank Limited in accordance with sections 216-221 of
the China Order-in-Council 1925, and to the question
of affording or withholding British protection under
Section 221 (2) of the Order-in-Council, I have the
honour to transmit to you herewith copies of all the
documents filed i.e.
(1) Certificate of Incorporation
not enclosed) (2)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
(3)
Statement of nominal capital and amount
thereof subscribed and paid up
2.
(4) List of Directors with their addresses
and nationality
(5) List of Shareholders
(6) Names and addresses of Representatives in
Canton.
It will be observed that the above named
Company was incorporated under the Hong Kong Companies
Ordinance 1932 on the 31st December 1934 and that all
the Directors and Shareholders are of Chinese
nationality.
The Canton branch was opened towards the
end of 1935 and was registered at this Consulate-
His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires,
British Embassy,
Peking.
General