CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8] — Page 182

MINUTES.

N° 246.

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R. 11 JG 211

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 23rd June, 1921.

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I have the honour to transmit for the

signification of His Majesty's pleasure an Ordinance

intituled:-

"An Ordinance to amend the law relating to

stamp duty. No. 8 of 1921",

together with the customary report by the Attorney General.

2. I enclose also copies of the reports of the

proceedings of the Legislative Council during the passage

of the bill, and copies of the regulations which have since

been made.

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The Ordinance was originally drafted by the

Attorney General in consultation with a Committee on which

the principal business interests involved were represented;

and the fact that it became law without giving rise to much opposition and friction was largely due to the labours of that Committee and more particularly to Mr. Kemp's work as Chairman. I enclose a copy of a letter from Mr. J. Scott

Harston who served on the Committee in which he refers to

the services rendered by Mr. Kemp in this connection.

I have pleasure in expressing my appreciation of the work

of Mr. Kemp and also of the manner in which the question

was handled by the Officer Administering the Government.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

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WINSTON CHURCHILL, M.P.,

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