CO129-509-5 Applications by Japanese fishermen to use Hong Kong as a base 16-1-1928 - 9-8-1928 — Page 20

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of firms or companies other than British.

The Board, hoever, must of course not be taken as

suggesting that the adoption of such a course would in

itself be desirable as an indirect method of preventing the

establishment in Hongkong of foreign fishing compsnies.

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I have the honour to be

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

(Signed) H. FOUNTAIN.

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