CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2] — Page 137

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RECO (RFG15 FEB 13

HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

14th. January, 1913.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your Confidential Despatch of the 22nd. November last relative to the issue of Certificates to British subjects of Chinese race. Your instructions, that for the present the issue of Certificates to all the classes of British subjects mentioned in paragraph 3 of 149 my Confidential Despatch of the 9th. June, 1910, should continue without any limitation or restriction, will be carried out.

I may mention in this connection that enquiri- -es have been made as to whether the British Government would afford protection to British subjects of Chinese race who may desire to build country residences, for the purpose of week-end

visits, in the neighbourhood of the Railway between the frontiers

of the New Territories and Canton. It would appear from the cor-

-respondence ending with your Despatch under reply that the claim

to protect persons born in Hongkong of parents who are subjects of

China may eventually be modified and I would suggest accordingly

that applicants of this class should be informed that, if register- -ed at the Consulate-General at Canton, they will for the present

be able to claim British protection.

E RIGHT HONOURABLE

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Bre

Governor,&c..

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

MC...

860..

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