CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 636

HINORITY REPORT of the COLIITTEE appointed by HIS

EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR to consider certain proposals with

regard to the prevention of piracy.

We the minority members of the Committee appointed

by Hia Excellency the Governor to enquire into certain further

proposals with regard to the prevention of piracy have the

honour to submit the following report and recommendations.

In September 1924 The Honourable the Colonial

Secretary wrote to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce,

the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Combined China Coast

Officers Guild stating that "certain further proposala" with

regard to the prevention of piracy were at present under

consideration and asking each of such bodies to nominate a

representative to serve on a Committee with certain Government

officials to consider the proposals put forward and to make

recommendations thereon to the Government.

The three bodies so named nominated Neilage Sharp Brown, Chau

Tsun Nin and Tom Turnbull Laurenson respectively the

signatories hereto as their nominees. The first meeting of

the Committee was held on Friday the 5th of December 1924 at

which the Assistant Barbour Master, Commander Conway Hake, R.N.

presided. It was explained by the Chairman at the outset

that the "certain further proposala" which the Committee was

appointed to consider were principally proposals for the

amendment of the Piracy Prevention Regulations, and that the

Committee were not to be allowed to discuss the general

question of piracy prevention apart from the regulations.

these circumstances the signatories knowing the general

opinion of those whom they represented felt themselves

compelled to refer the matter back to them before proceeding

further with the discussion, The bodies referred to were of

the opinion that the existing regulations were most

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