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How Colonial Secretary,

The prop/tale of Sir Havilland de Saumarez go beyond I think what was confemplated at the conference at the Foreign Office. The conclusion arrived at was, as I think Sir

villand will agree, to regain the Registry in Hongkong for all Companies registered under the lionękong Ordinence, giving the Courts both here any in China concurrent and auxiliary powers with regard to Chine Companies". Sir Havilland's scheme involves, if I app her correctly, the establishment of two Registrics and I

for his consideration that all that is necessary is to have

with two ande registers.

The Sunghai local register already provided Man 35 of the CrMinance would be kept in the Shanghai the Company i at present. The work preparatory to Sould be done eiber as Sir Havilland de Sausumrez ats at Shaghai

at Shaaf or at Hongong whichever the promoters found aost convenient. 6. It may be Love couvenient in the case of anton to do the work here, there wont be no legal assist nce akilable there. Then as he suggests why the papers are in order would be sent to the Registry at Honkong. Applications affecting the company should I submit be made in the court most

convalent to the applicant, each court being given powers aur -ry to the other. The new Companies Ordinance already recognit the registration in Honkong of Companies which carry-on business elsewhere (section 1 (2) ) and in effect Lives

in liongkong power to make orders respecting companies

there even when they can only be enforced by calling of an auxiliary court (section 1 (3) ). The Ordin

however be amended as soon as the Order-in-Coup

giving the Hong Kong Court power to carry out ertont within its jurisdiction the orders po respecting companies with local registars