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might nevertheless be held by the Supreme Court at Shanghai

to be a China Company under the provisions of Article 3 of

the 1919 Order in Council. The amending Ordinance should

remedy this conflict in the law.

Assuming that an amending Ordinance on the lines of

Article 3 of the 1919 Order in Council is passed in Hongkong,

the position of the B.A.T. Co., will not be affected thereby

for the reason that the general or substantial control of the

business of that Company will be exercised by persons resi-

dent in Hongkong and not by "persons ordinarily resident

within the limits of this Order",

(Signed.)

Allan G. Mossop.

Shanghai,

19th August, 1920.

Acting Crown Advocate.

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