CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 503

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This letter is of considerable interest, and

it may perhaps be useful to summarise its contents. The complainante protest

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1. Against the internment of Germans in Hong Kong

2. Against the treatment of German property on

the following pointe :-

(a) Compulsory liquidation;

(b) Appointment of competitors to act as

liquidators.

3.The fact that these competitors have been allowed access to all the papers of the liquidated firms including those of their branches in China.

(4)The short time allowed between the appointment

of the liquidators and the internment of the partner.

*.(The evident decision of the Government to put an end to the business of the Germans in Hong Kong altogether (In this connection it is to be observed that the protest appears to be written before the writers had heard of the change from conservative to complete

(441) Wt. 14758-1. 27,000 7/16. BM & .

liquidation)