FAR EAST HONGKONG CHINESE PROTEST TO WHITEHALL
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY - PROTESTS AT THE PROPOSED DIRECT TAXATION BILL TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW WERE CABLED TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, MR ARTHUR CREECH JONES TODAY BY THE NEWLY-FORMED CHINESE ANTI-DIRECT TAX COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THEIR ACTION IS THE CLIMAX TO CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL.
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A PETITION ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE WILL BE PRESENTED TOMORROW OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER TO GOVERNOR SIR MARK YOUNG. UNCONFIRMED REPORTS SAY THE PETITION THREATENS THE WITHDRAWAL FROM HONGKONG OF CHINESE CAPITAL IF DIRECT TAXATION IS INTRODUCED. REUTER END 1627
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