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the Board of Trade as to automatic Wireless, which

is now under practical trial.

The China Association, no doubt voicing the

views of Chinese merchants who object to the expense of the Regulations, has sent in a protest of the familiar kind. It is proposed to send them our report by way of reply, if it is approved by the Secretary

of State. But we ought first to get the concurrence

of the Foreign Office and the Admiralty in this

publication of the report.

We also propose to ask the Hong Kong Government to modify their Regulations so as to remove

some of the objections of the Guilds. There should be no difficulty about this as that Government was represented at our Conference.

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HONGKONG PIRACY REGULATIONS.

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I enclose herewith copy of a telegram which has been received

from the China Association, Shanghai.

At the moment I am unable to supplement it with details of the

Regulations alluded to, but I learn that the Chamber of Commerce at

Fongkong and also the China Association at Shanghai have forwarded

Report, and that a kinority Report from unofficial members of the

special Piracy Committee in Hongkong is now in preparation for dea-

patch to London.

The Regulations which the Hongkong Government seek to enforce

and tighten, entail heavy, and, in some cases,immediate expenditure on shipowners, whilst in the latter's view they are ineffectual. Strong feelings are held locally in support of this opinion, and I would urge that the Hongkong Government be instructed to delay im- posing Regulations on shipowners involving additional expenditure until the receipt in London of these various reports when the whole

matter can be made subject to an exhaustive examination.

I have the honour to be,

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Your gost obedient servant,

H. M. Under Secretary of State

for the Colonies,

Colonial Office,

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