CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911 — Page 324

Copy.

No. 4.

Commercial.

(643/11)

Sir:-

The Honourable

FOREIGN OFFICE,

January 30th, 1911.

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With reference to your despatch No. 52 Commercial of

the 10th October last, with regard to the proposal to estab-

lish wireless telegraphic communication between Hong Kong and

Macao, I have to inform you that it has been ascertained

that there is no room for two low power stations at Hong

Kong and that Mr. Robert Taylor has already been refused a

license by the Colonial Office in accordance with the

recommendation of the Committee on landing rights for

Submarine Cables. The Colonial Office however see no

objection to an extension of the license for the Hong Kong

station to admit of communication with Macao, provided

that suitable arrangements can be made between the Portu-

guese Government and the Eastern Extension Telegraph

Company, who are to work the station at Hong Kong.

Sir F. Villiers, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G.,

&c., &c., &c.

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