CO129-498-19 Singapore floating dock- allocation of contract to Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company 14-7-1926 - 17-8-1926 — Page 13

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of a telegram from the

Dated

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192

b.

Received in the Colonial Office at

Governor of

754

trong trong

on

9:25 16 July

I am informed by Hong Kong and WHAMPOA

lucks that they are

Eendering for the Singapore

floating dock 。 Lenders due at Director

O

Unde

of Kavy

Contracts by 18th August & Unas. Cand that the firm fully competent for such work o allocation of contract to Hong Kong would be of immense value to the Colony at present depressed in account of the Canton boycott of should be glad if the Director of havy contracts could be asked to consider the interests of the Colony in allocation of the Contract as far as compared boat of compatible with Imperial interests.

Governor