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have an exemption clause in the Bill and the original

draft submitted to Dr. Ho Kai as Senior Chinese Member

contained such a clause.

It is therefore not correct to

say that the original intention was to exclude Chinese

absolutely from residing in the Peak District. Mr. May

assures me that no agreement was come to with the Govern-

-ment and the leading Chinese as a body or with any

particular members of it as stated in paragraph 13 of the

in para 3 Memorandum, and his Despatch referred to above shows that

the Chinese accepted the Ordinance as a reasonable

measure.

With reference to the opinion

I may inform Your Lordship that attributed to Dr. Ho Kai in paragraph 13, in an interview

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(the result of which was recorded in writing at the time)

with the Colonial Secretary subsequent to the alleged con-

-versation with Sir F. Piggott, Dr. Ho Kai expressed him-

-self as quite satisfied with the attitude adopted by the

Government in refusing exemption to Mr. Ho Tung; I may add

that I have been informed that an effort was made by Mr.

C. D. Wilkinson (who is known to be on specially friendly

terms with Sir F. Piggott and who is partner in a firm of

Solicitors in the Colony) in conjunction with Mr. Ho Tung

and