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enclosed) in

which

he submits the

Ordnance for the signification of

His pleasure giving the reasons which have

led to the enactment

of

this law, and the

Enclosed copy of

extract from

a

report

by the acting Crown

Advocate at Shanghai

will explain how it

appears

that a

number of

companies operating

in the Far East are

registered under the

laws of Hongkong

although they carry on

little

business

in that Colony.

3. It will be observed

that the Ordinance provides (Article 4)

that the Governor in

Council in Hongkong

may issue

not more than 300

annual licence to

a

company

whose

objects comprise

transaction of

business

outside the Colony,

empowering

such

a

company, if authorized

to do so

by

regulations, to keep in

any place outside the Colony, which

is

near the place where its

principal

business is

carried on,

a

register

of

its members, and

shares so

registered in

such local register are

exempted from Hongkong probate duty and from stamp duty if

the

transfer is

executed within the

Colony. Provision

is

made

as to the

manner in which

such local registers

are

to be kept, and

the Governor in Council

...

DRAFT.

Mr.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Just.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Sir C. Lucas.

Sir F. Hopwood.

Mr. Churchill.

The Earl of Elgin.

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enclosed) in which he submits the Ordnance for the signification of His pleasure giving the reasons which have led to the enactment of this law, and the Enclosed copy of extract from a report by the acting Crown Advocate at Shanghai will explain how it appears that a number of companies operating in the Far East are registered under the laws of Hongkong although they carry on little business in that Colony. 3. It will be observed that the Ordinance provides (Article 4) that the Governor in Council in Hongkong may issue not more than 300 annual licence to a company whose objects comprise transaction of business outside the Colony, empowering such a company, if authorized to do so by regulations, to keep in any place outside the Colony, which is near the place where its principal business is carried on, a register of its members, and shares so registered in such local register are exempted from Hongkong probate duty and from stamp duty if the transfer is executed within the Colony. Provision is made as to the manner in which such local registers are to be kept, and the Governor in Council ... DRAFT. Mr. Mr. MINUTE. Mr. Just. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Sir C. Lucas. Sir F. Hopwood. Mr. Churchill. The Earl of Elgin.
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enclosed) in

which

he submits the

Ordnance for the signification of

Hin's pleasure givis the reasons which have

les to the enactment

of

this law, and the

Enclosed copy of

extract from

a

report

by the acting (rown

Advocate

al-Shanghai

will explain how it

نہیں

that a

number of

companies operating

in the Far East an

rigistens under the

laws of Hongkong

although they camy

little

busmess

that Colony.

0*2

3. It will be observed

that the Oromance provides (Article 4)

that the Governor in

Council

Jorongkong

may issue

Qutter

300

annual licence to

a

company

whose

objects comprise

transaction of

the

DRAFT.

Mr.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Just.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Sir C. Lucas.

Sir F. Hopwood.

Mr. Churchill.

The Earl of Elgin.

busmess

outside the Colony,

sempowering

such

its

own

CO

company, if authorized

to 50

by

regulations, to keep in

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its members, and

shans so

registered in

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executed within the

Colony. Provision

is

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to the

which

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to be kept, and

the Governor in Council

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