CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923 — Page 470

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on the League of Nations Advisory

Committee on Traffic in Orium has

repeatedly urged on me the importance

of the adoption of a more vigorous

and direct policy, particularly in the

Far Eastern Colonies, towards carrying

out the obligations undertaken by His

Majesty's Goverment under the

International pium Convention, and

he has represented to me that unless

the various /Colonial Governments are

prepared to take more direct measures

more

for the effective application of

A

Chapter I of the Convention, the

British Delegation at the International

Conference which is to be held next

position

year, fill be in a very weak position,

6. I should, therefore, be glad

if, in connection with the enquiry

into the recomendations of the

Advisory Committee, you will cause

aud coma scaling menhime") the suggestions in the previous

paragraphs

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and have úndicated in para 5

paragraphs of this despatch to be

examined with the greatest care.

7.

I observe that in paragraph

12 of his report, the Superintendent

of Imports and Exports calls attention

to the difficulty (under the

existing opium Ordinance) of

dealing with bulk imports of opium

This point is no doubt receiving

attention in connection with the

overhauling of the Ordinance which I

suggested in my despatch of the 11th

of June.

B. I fully realise that in

view of the unique geographical

situation and features of Hong Kong

and the conditions at present

prevailing on the mainland of China,

it is virtually impossible, by the

ordinary preventive measures

(however