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Enclosure 1.

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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

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Hongkong, 31@t. August, 1910.

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I am directed to acknowledge the receipt

of your letter of 13th. instant (No. 1 in 6854/08) enclosing

a copy of a telegram from His Excellency the Officer Administer-

-ing the Government to the Secretary of State for the Colonies

urging suspension of new opium tax and regulations pending

result of a discussion at Peking which Lord Crewe intimated

in his telegram of 11th. instant was to take place on the

whole question.

I am to add that the Committee of this

Chamber strongly support His Excellency's suggestion that, be-

-fore a final decision is arrived at, reference will be made

to the Government of Hongkong and that the Government will, if

possible, also give this Chamber an opportunity of learing

what is being done in the matter as well as to the H. B. M.

Consul-general at Shanghai, in view of the fact that the opium

interests between that port and this are largely identical.

I have etc.,

(84.) A. R. Lowe,

Acting Secretary.

Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson,

Colonial Secretary.

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