CO129-509-6 Recruitment of Chinese labour in Hong Kong for work in North Borneo and Spanish guinea... 27-3-1928 - 27-12-1928 — Page 54

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Mr. Caine

3.4.

Mr. Elli 3/4

ABS

Mr.

Mr. Bottomley.

Mr. E. J. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle. 4

Sir C. Davis.

Sir S. Watson.

BM

5/4/18

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord Lovat.

Mr. Amery.

52739/23 HONG KONG.

Copy flood a 52760/28

Downing Street,

12 April, 1928.

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2 DRAFT.s for conson.

HONG KONG

Sir,

Confidential

(30031/27 No.6

I have etc. to acknowledge the

receipt of your Confidential despatch

of the 9th liovember, submitting proposals

for the regulation of the recruitment of

Chinese labour in Hong Kong.

2.

It is observed that reference

is made in Section 2 of para. 5 to

Chinese indentured labourers. The

word "indentured" is presumably a

mistake as the recruitment of indentured

Copy to wr. Mounsey with Comp. draft.

labour in Hong Kong is prohibited by law,

as stated in para. 2 of your despatch.

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