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The Right Honourable George Hall,

Privy Councillor, Member of Parliament,

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The Humble Petition of the

undersigned.

Respectfully Sheweth as follows :-

We have read the above written Petition of Shum Wai Yau

and though we are not cognisant with the full details set out

therein, we are satisfied that the main outline of the petition

is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief and we

therefore add our respectful representations to that of the

said Shum Wai Yau for the grant to the said Shum Wai Yau of his

Petition and plea.

We exhort and plead, in the name of a free, uncontrolled

Press, for an unhesitating, firm denial to what is tantamount to

ą blackmailing attempt to exercise political control over the

Chinese Press of this British Colony of Hong Kong •

And Your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray, etc.

Dated the

day of September, 1946.

17th

SIGNED

by :

Ronald Honchoy. (Hill) (1) Bishop of Hong Kong

Ronald Hong Kong

B. Wylie

འདི་“.....

Sthanhl

F. P. Franklin

Abhia.....

H. Ching

(2) Director and General Manager, South China Morning Post, Hongkong.

(3) Assistant General Manager,

South China Morning Post, Hong Kong.

(4) Chief Editor, South China

Morning Post, Hong Long •

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