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Then you had made it, did you send a copy either to the
Secretariat or to the Crown Solicitor for their record?
Mr. Forrest; No.
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You have heard the criticism of this agreement which has been
made, first by Mr. Pudney and afterwards by kr. Pollard?
Yes.
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Both misconceived, if I may go so; because they have
misunderstood iỷ, as I think I brought out in gestioning lär,
Fudney at the last sitting – misunderstood the meaning of
the word 'agenoy”. The word "agency" was never intended to
mean that it was an agency of the Goverment or an agency of
the Immigration Office. The word "agency" was uødd there
the words "general agency**
because it had by that time become
the commonly accepted name in Hong Kong for these bureaux which
had sprung up to help, advise and do other work for applicants
for immigration docurents.
That may be. But you cannot dispute the fact that it does
establish as between yourself and Mr. Kobza a contractual
relationship. I are a party to the agreement, not the
public, and therefore he is to that extent at least on agent
for the Immigration Department; he is the delegate of the
Department.
a contractual relationship is established.
The relationship established in this, that I shall, in consider-
ation of his observance of the conditions therein, recognize
him as the gunend agent for co-ordinating the work of the
cxisting agencies. That is what it comes to.
You have other existing agencies which are permitted?
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Yes.
ü #ithout any contract, written or oral?
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They are reaɔgrized in amore or less formal way by letter.
A man wishing to establish an agency or having already done
so, writes to the immigration office for recognition, Generally they misuse teras and write to me asking for *appointment", I have replied in the case of acceptance that, *provided I am satisfied as to this and that and provided you
agree to certain conditions, I agree to give you recognition
as un agent”. The meaning of the term "recognition" I have