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large number of persons involved serious inconvenience would be

caused by the references necessary for other nationalities.

5.

The following points suggest themselves:- (a). Any permission to reside, given under the

Ordinance, should be revocable, with power of deportation of the person concerned, by the Governor-in-Council.

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(b). The Governor-in-Council should have power to

attach conditions to any permission given.

(c). Disregard of the Ordinance should be punish- -able by a fine, which might be in the maximum sum of $1,000.

(d). Alien Missionary or educational workers, who

may be in the Colony at the date of the passing of the Ordinance,

should be allowed a period of six months within which to obtain

the prescribed permission.

(e). The Governor-in-Council should have power to make regulations generally for supervision and inspection.

6.

There is a further matter which I may mention in this connection. I drew attention, in paragraph 2(a) of my

Confidential Despatch of the 4th. February, 1915, and in paragraph

4 of my Confidential Despatch of the 23rd. March, 1916, to the

fact that there were in certain German institutions in the Colony

a large number of Chinese children, many of whom were natives of

China. It has long been the practice for Missionaries, both British and alien, to bring together into charitable institutions in Hongkong destitute and infirm persons, blind children for the most

part, whom they have collected from the neighbouring parts of

South China; a practice which I regard as being open to much

objection.

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I would accordingly ask permission to use the present opportunity to take such legislative powers as will

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