CO129-504-11 Chinese communist inspired conspiracies- banishment of political revolutionary agitators 24-3-1927 - 20-7-1927 — Page 18

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and I would invite reference to the corres-

pondence ending with the Duke of Devonshire's

Confidential despatch of the 29th August, 1923.

Now that the China Order-in-Council therein

referred to has been issued, there appears to

be no reason why the amendment of the Hong

Kong Deportation Ordinance on the lines pro-

posed in the Duke of Devonshire's Confidential

despatch of the 18th June, 1923, should be

longer deferred, and I should be glad if you

would consider the desirability of proceeding

without further delay with the re-casting of

the Ordinance on the lines suggested.

I have etc.

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