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Mr. Filbeam.
10/10/38.
Mr. Gent. 14. 10.
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Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir,
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State
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DRAFT.
HONG KONG.
NO.
conson.
160
GOVERNOR.
I have etc. to acknowledge the
receipt of your despatch No.676 of the 3rd
September, and to inform you that His
Majesty will not be advised to exercise
his power of disallowance in respect of
Ordinance No.12of 1938 shortly entitled
the Sand Amendment Ordinance 1938.
2.
I am advised that it is questionable
however whether the power to arrest
without a warrant and to detain offenders
FURTHER ACTION.
or suspected offenders, which is given in
Section 3 is justified in such a case as
this.
3,
While I appreciate that special
powers may be needed in certain directions
for the protection of Government Monopolies,
the power of arrest without a warrant is
not one which should be given without
very complete justification, and I shall
be