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ing,

as in En. Risley's minute

2484.91

that there is

Ground for questioning the action

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ONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

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14 NOV 08

Government House,

Hongkong, 15th.October, 1908.

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Enclosure !..

My Lord,

With reference to your Confidenti-

-al Despatch of July 31st. in which Your Lordship approved

the action which I had taken and the views I expressed

regarding the refusal of the Governor in Council to grant

exemption to Mr. Ho Tung from the operation of Ordinance

4 of 1904, I have the honour at the request of the Chief

Justice to forward a further Memorandum on the subject

together with the covering letter with which he forwarded

it to me,

Enclosure 2.

2.

The Memorandum oriticises the

action of the Colonial Secretary, and I enclose a copy of

a minute by Mr. May in which he explains his views of the

circumstances.

3.

The Memorandum, as I read it,

challenges the authority of the Secretary of State to

decide such a question, though it was at his own request

(letter

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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