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Sir,
HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
11th October, 1938.
I am directed to state that at a recent
meeting of the General Committee of the Hong Kong
General Chamber of Commerce, attention was drawn
to the fact that the response to the annual appeals
for subcriptions to the Hong Kong Travel Association
is confined to a few firms and that little support
is received from the many other interests which
benefit from the introduction of visitors to the
Colony.
The Committee of the Chamber is of the
unanimous opinion that the cost of administering the
Hong Kong Travel Association should be met out of the
general revenues of the Colony and that there should
be no further appeal for subscriptions. This, it
is submitted, would be more equitable and in accordance
with practice in the United Kingdom where cost
of advertising is borne by Municipalities and not by
individuals.
The Honourable
The Colonial Secretary,
HONG KONG.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Sd.) E. R. Price.
Acting Secretary.
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