CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12] — Page 46

Enclosure 3.

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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce 10th July, 1924.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the recei

of the Government's letter No.4955/1906, dated 7th Jun

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with enclosures requesting the views of the Chamber ort to bedŝ edź to restal gr of somersÌST AFIN

quog to mitassáinnoo sat tot mofons of batogrib as I suggestion that steps should now be taken for the introduction of some scheme on the lines of the Merchantsta 25 grsiersel eri sort dodaqaab a to neigos vadzado Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act 1919, modified to imzalat muelezit provluqmoɑ of gnitaler seinolo) and qui subarto see a to bis, famoð mið aut no sgidh hitiy¶ 10 the special circumstances of the China Coast,

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The enclosures to the Government's letter been read with interest especially Enclosure 2, the Kinute of the Conference held at Shanghai on 24th Aprile 1924. Messrs. Sheppard and Shaw appear to have set f cogently the objections to the provisions of the 1919 tandɔred end to skill ett m mandos ama to mitouboyjni following, in what they said, the views already exprefius of baitibom „VIVI Joå (digergolet neefariW) yaż -qinƐ by this Chamber.

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The Chamber, therefore, has little to add the letter it addressed to the Government on the 7th September, 1921, except te urge, once more, the import: of ensuring that any legislation which may be enacted not penalise British shipping in relation to Foreign

competitors.

4.

It is hoped that there is no need to furti emphasize the necessity for any legislation that is enacted making permissible the employment of Chinese wireless operators. It would appear impracticable to

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The Honourable

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