CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920 — Page 39

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3964/20

Bir,

Peking

H.M. Minister to Hongkong,

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May 27th, 1920.

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I have read with great interest Y.E. 's despatch No.

601 of Ap. 22 on the question of the recent company legis-

xo. 91, lation, and the bearing on Hongkong Companies of Arts. Jand4 4/20

of the China (Companies) Amendment Order in Council of 1919.

On Ap. 23 H.M. Consul-General at Shanghai addressed a

344, despatch to me enclosing copies of correspondence which

had passed between him and the Registrar of Companies at

Hongkong. I have the honour to enclose a copy of Sir Everard

Fraser's despatch for Y.E. 's information.

On receipt of that despatch I telegraphed to H.M,

Principal $. of s. for F.A. on May 4 suggesting that the

anomalous position in regard to Companies on the Hongkong

Register should be brought to the notice of the 0.0. with a

view to unifying procedure in regard to companies on the

Hongkong and Shanghai registere.

On May 31 I addressed to H.M. Principal 8. of s. for

F.A. a despatch, comunicating opinions from H.M. Judges at

Shanghai and from the Crown Advocate and the Commercial

Counsellor to the Legation, of which also I h.h. to enclose

a copy.

The enclosed papers will place in Y.E. 'a hands all

the inforation which is at present available at Peking on this

question, and I shall be glad to co-operate in any way which

may be found possible with a view to safeguarding the legit-

imate interests of British companies,. In the meanwhile the

legal experts of the C.O. and the F.o. will no doubt giva

consideration to the question of procedure,

I have etc.