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DRAFT. LETTER

W. J. KESWICK, ESQ.

Your Reference...........................

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For the Secretary of State's signature

July, 1947.

3, LOMBARD STREET,

LONDON, E.C.3.

FURTHER ACTION.

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Thank you for your letter of the

10th July about the proposed constitutional

changes in Hong Kong. I am very glad you did

not hesitate to write to me on the subject.

As you know, it has been our concern

throughout to seek the views and advice of

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all who, like yourself, have real knowledge

and experience of conditions in the East

and a true interest in the fortunes of

Hong Kong

The three points mentioned in your

letter are substantially those which were

reported to me after the discussion which

Mr. Mitchell had recently in the Colonial

Office. With my advisers, I have again

given careful and earnest thought to those

matters in the light of the views expressed

by yourself and Mr. Mitchell, but the

conclusion I have reached is that, in the

spirit of our declared intention of giving

to the inhabitants of the Colony a fuller

and more responsible share in the management

of their own affairs, I must adhere to the

recommendations