"Sixty taels of gold were thus obtained. As to Mr. Shum's
" merit or dishonour, the several tens of thousands of ove seas
" Chinese in Hongkong can furnish the greatest testimony.
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Mr. Shum is therefore pardonable observing that he
" had been forced by the enemy to continue publication of the
" "Wah Kiu Yat Po' during the occupation. With this in view, we
" earnestly appeal to Your Excellency to allow the 'Wah Kiu Yat Po
"to enter Canton for circulation, so as to facilitate the
19 propaganda work in connection with our national rehabilitation
" and to meet the wishes of the overseas Chinese.
Awaiting your kind consideration in this matter.
"Petitioners :-
"Ho Kom Tong
* Chan Chung Chi
(J. P., Hongkong).
(Chairman, Po Yick Imports and Exports
Merchants Guild).
(Chairman, Tung Tak Labour Guild, Hongkong).
" Cheung Wing
" Wong Sik Ki
(Chairman, Hong Kong Confucius Society).
* Tse Pak Cheung
* Ko Cheuk Hung
" Tung Chung Wai
" Liu Fai Sun
" Lui Yum Suen
"Tse Hok Yue
"Li Mow Kee
" Hon Man Wai
"Yuen Kin Sing
"Tse Yue Chuen
"Shum Choi Wah
" Li Cheung
(Chairman of the Executive Committee, Kowloon
Chinese Chamber of Commerce).
(Chairman, Po Leung Kuk).
(Chairman, Hongkong Chinese Chamber of Commerce)
(Chairman, Tsung Ching Society, Hongkong).
(Executive Committee, Hong Kong Chinese
Chamber of Commerce).
(Secretary, Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of
Commerce).
(Vice Chairman, Tsung Ching Society, Hong Kong
(Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Chinese Mechanics
Guild).
(Chairman, Hong Kong Eating Houses Guild).
(In Charge of the Rice Controller's whole-
sale Depot).
(Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers
Guild).
(Chairman, Hong Kong Chinese Mechanics Guild).
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Jud.