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is afforded by the Colonial certificates, the issue

of which paragraph 36 of the Foreign Office Remorandum

recomends should cease. It seems obvious that the

Colonial Goverment must continue to issue such certi-

ficates for the assistance of the Consular authorities.

7. In dealing with this difficult subject I

have had the advantage of reading Sir Miles Lampson's

despatch to the Foreign Office No.879 (16/9 K) of 1st

August last, of which you have no doubt received a

copy from the Foreign Office (see your telegram of

November 7tlı). I have discussed very fully the

proposals contained in the Ministers despatch with

Kr. 3.R. Hallifax, C...G., C.D.N., the Acting Colonial.

Secretary who has for many years been Secretary for

Chinese Affairs and with the two Chinese members of

Legislative Council, Sir Shouson Chow and Dr.R.H.Kotewall

C.I.G., who are fully anversant with the views of the

loyal Anglo-Chinese. inhabitants of Hong Kong, and our conclusions were briefly set out in my telegram of

Kovanber 17th.

8. We are of opinion that the Minister's

proposals are, generally speaking, on the right lines but

that they go unnecessarily far in subordinating the interests of loyal Anglo-Chinese to an attempt to avoid

possible causes of friction, aml before his proposals are accepted in their entirety we feel that due considera- tion should be given to the points raised in the later

Paragraphs of this despatch. Writing to me on this

subject the members of Council said:

"We realise that it is important to have this

thorny question settled once for all, but at the same time it is equally if not more

important