CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 261

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the occurrence of insults to the British flag.

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Mr. Fletcher regarded this as impracticable, as

it is impossible to draw the line between really and

nominally British owned ships to be registered in Hongkong.

Moreover, he urged that Hong Kong has a real concern

in the suppression of piracy and could not be satisfied with a measure of this sort which would not do anything to suppress it.

Sir G. Grindle asked whether it would at any rate be possible to remove from the Hong Kong register, vessels which did not comply with the regulations. Mr. Fletcher said that it is not practicable at the moment to enforce the Regulations absolutely in view of the great amount and expense of the structural alterations which would be required to existing ships. The Hong Kong

Government are however gradually tightening up the

regulations and it is their ultimate aim that all ships should comply strictly with the Regulations. He did not think it possible at the moment to go further than this in this direction. He agreed however with Sir

G. Grindle's suggestion that notice might be given after a certain definite period no vessels would be allowed on the register unless they comply fully and strictly with the Regulations.

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Major King suggestedthat the best way of dealing with this question of piracy was to hunt the pirates to their lairs. This was agreed, but it was also agreed that for political reasons any question

of landing British forces for this purpose is

out of the question. All that can be done is to

cooperate