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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.
Despatched
January, 1941 .
M.
Sir A. Clark Kerr,
Chungking.
Telegram.
No:
(Cypher)
Departmental 2.
Your telegram No. 8 of 6th January:
Hong Kong Immigration Ordinance7.
You should inform Chinese Government
that His Majesty's Government have
carefully considered their representations
but regret that in the interests of the
defence of Hong Kong it has not been found
possible to postpone further the enforcement
of the measure (which was published on th
November and passed the Legislative Council
on 29th November) and that it came into
force on 15th January.
Instructions,
however, have been given that the
regulations will be administered as
sympathetically and leniently as possible.
2. Hong Kong telegrams Nos. 3 to you
of 9th January and 43 to Colonial Office
of 17th January will give you material
to/