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4th December, 1950.
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Dear Griffiths,
There have been one or two questions I think with regard to the ruling that anybody in Hong Kong who lost all his or her belongings as a result of the Japanese occupation cannot get the ex-gratia grant unless he or she returns to the United Kingdom.
I can quite see that is a reasonable ruling for people who want to live abroad, but it comes very hard on men who want to retire to Australia or
or one of the other Dominions. I have such a case now of Inspector Joseph Hill of the Hong Kong Police, who has had over 22 years' service.
I should have thought that as we are trying to encourage emigration a reasonable relaxation might be madein a case like this?
Yours sincerely,
(Sgd.) David Gammans
The Rt. Hon. James Griffiths, M.P.