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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
1.5.AMERY,M.P.
Report of an Inter departmental Conference on
Piracy in waters adjacent to the Colony of
Hong Kong.
Sir,
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J.. We were requested by your Predecessor
to enquire into certain representations which had
been made by The China Coast Officers Guild and the
Marine Engineers Guild of China in regard to the
measures adopted by the Governor of Hong Kong for
dealing with piracy in waters adjacent to the Colony.
2. These representations were the outcome of
a series of piratical attacks which had been made on
ships sailing between Hong Kong and neighbouring
Chinese ports.
3. The views of the Guilds were summarised in
a series of resolutions passed at a combined meeting
of members of the two Guilds held on the 3rd of
February 1924, and communicated to the Colonial
Secretary, Hong Kong in a letter dated the 4th of
February, 1924. The resolutions were: -
(1) That, in so far as piracy prevention is
concerned, the Police Department be relieved from all
duties in regard to sea-going and river steamers whilst
outside the waters of the Colony and concentrate its
attention to detecting and preventing the embarkation
of unlawful persons and/or firearms whilst these
vessels are in Hongkong Harbour, unless some better
method
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