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My Lord,

L

沁

23018

375

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

28 JUN 07

Hongkong, 14th May 1904.

I beg to inform you that it has been reported to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce that the question as to whether or not Great Britain shall continue to be a party to the Brussels Sugar Bounty Convention of 1903 is now under consideration by His Majesty's Government who may possibly, we are informed, decide to withdraw from the Agreement, notice of such withdrawal (if decided upon) to be given by the 1st September next.

As your Lordship is doubtless aware, the sugar refining business is an important, one of the most important, industries of this Colony, and a large trade is carried on in the importation of refined sugar into China and other neighbouring countries.

Hongkong being a duty-free port, there are no import duties paid on the raw material when arriving, or export dues on the refined sugar when exported, nor are subsidies of any kind granted to the local refineries, which are carried out by British capital entirely as ordinary industrial undertakings.

Prior to the signing of the Brussels Convention, the products of our local refineries had to enter into keen competition in all the markets in which they were interested, more particularly

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN & KINCARDINE, K.G.,

H. M. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

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My Lord, L 沁 23018 375 Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, 28 JUN 07 Hongkong, 14th May 1904. I beg to inform you that it has been reported to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce that the question as to whether or not Great Britain shall continue to be a party to the Brussels Sugar Bounty Convention of 1903 is now under consideration by His Majesty's Government who may possibly, we are informed, decide to withdraw from the Agreement, notice of such withdrawal (if decided upon) to be given by the 1st September next. As your Lordship is doubtless aware, the sugar refining business is an important, one of the most important, industries of this Colony, and a large trade is carried on in the importation of refined sugar into China and other neighbouring countries. Hongkong being a duty-free port, there are no import duties paid on the raw material when arriving, or export dues on the refined sugar when exported, nor are subsidies of any kind granted to the local refineries, which are carried out by British capital entirely as ordinary industrial undertakings. Prior to the signing of the Brussels Convention, the products of our local refineries had to enter into keen competition in all the markets in which they were interested, more particularly THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN & KINCARDINE, K.G., H. M. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.
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My Lord, L 沁 23018 375 Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, 28 JUN 07 Hongkong, 14 was May 1904. I beg to inform you that it has been reported to the HongKong General Chamber of Commerce that the question as to whether or not Great Britain shall continue to be a party to the Brussels Sugar Bounty Convention of 1903 is now under consideration by His Majesty's Government who may possibly, we are informed, decide to withdraw from the Agreement, notice of such withdrawal (if decided upon) to be given by the 1st September next. As your Lordship is doubtless aware the sugar refining business is an important, one of the most important, industries of this Colony and a large trade is carried on in the importa- tion of the refined sugar into China and other neighbouring countries. HongKong being a duty free port there are no import duties paid on the raw material when arriving, or export dues on the refined sugar when exported, nor are subsidies of any kind granted to the local refineries which are carried out by British capital entirely as ordinary industrial undertakings. Prior to the signing of the Brussels Conventien tho products of our local refineries had to enter inte keen oqEZPE- tition in all the markets in which they were interested, more particularly THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN & KINCARDINE, K.0., H. M. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.
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My Lord,

L

沁

23018

375

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

28 JUN 07

Hongkong, 14 was

May

1904.

I beg to inform you that it has been reported to the

HongKong General Chamber of Commerce that the question as to

whether or not Great Britain shall continue to be a party to

the Brussels Sugar Bounty Convention of 1903 is now under consideration by His Majesty's Government who may possibly,

we are informed, decide to withdraw from the Agreement, notice

of such withdrawal (if decided upon) to be given by the 1st

September next.

As your Lordship is doubtless aware the sugar refining

business is an important, one of the most important, industries

of this Colony and a large trade is carried on in the importa-

tion of the refined sugar into China and other neighbouring

countries.

HongKong being a duty free port there are no import

duties paid on the raw material when arriving, or export dues

on the refined sugar when exported, nor are subsidies of any

kind granted to the local refineries which are carried out by

British capital entirely as ordinary industrial undertakings.

Prior to the signing of the Brussels Conventien tho

products of our local refineries had to enter inte keen oqEZPE-

tition in all the markets in which they were interested, more

particularly

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN & KINCARDINE, K.0.,

H. M. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

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