CO129-509-16 Application by Sir Robert Hon Tung for commission in Chinese Army for his son 3-2-1928 - 3-2-1928 — Page 4

ENCLOSURE NO. L.

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Government House,

Hong Kong.

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31st January, 1928.

Dear Sir Robert,

The Secretary of State for the Colonies informs

me that your son Robert on the 2nd August made a declara-

tion at the Chinese Legation in London surrendering his

British nationality, and further, that he holds a commission

in the army of Marshal Chang Tso-lin. I have learned

this news with much surprise, and I should be glad to know

whether your son's action was taken with your consent, and

how he came to hold a commission from Marshal Chang.

Did you inform the Colonial Office, when your

son was admitted into the Royal Military Academy at

Woolwich, that he was an officer in the Chinese army?

And, if he was an officer in the Chinese army, how came

he to travel to England in May 1925 with a British

passport?

SIR ROBERT HO TUNG.

Yours sincerely,

(Sd) C. CLEMENTI.

Governor.