CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928 — Page 31

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I proceeded to Canton on the 13th inst. accompanied

by Messrs. King, Reed, Kemp and Brailsford.

The following day I called on H.M. Vice Consul who

conducted me to the office of the Commissioner for Foreign

Affairs, Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, who received me and introduced

Colonel Fu, the Administrator of Wireless Telegraphs. I

explained to Mr. Chu that I had come with the object of securing an improvement in the Hong Kong-Canton Wireless

communications and I outlined the functions of the members

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Mr. King, the Electrical Engineer, might advise

on the location and lay out of stations and on all technical

matters such as the utilisation to the best advantage of existing equipment, the installation of such further equip- ment as might be required in Hong Kong and Canton to enable our Administrations to introduce mutual short wave telegraphy

at the earliest possible date.

Mr. Reed the Accountant of the Post Office might collaborate in arranging a joint accounting system on the lines usually adopted in international telegraphy.

Messrs. Kemp and Brailsford might assist in conducting working tests, and adjusting instruments for reading signals, and might advise on accepted telegraphic

procedure.

Finally my role was to negotiate regarding working agreements, tariffs, and subject to the approval of my Government, general questions of policy.

Mr. Chu assured me that Marshal Li was strongly in favour of cheaper more rapid and more efficient wireless communication with Hong Kong and that he personally would

co-operate in supporting any recommendations we might put

forward. It was then agreed that we should accompany

Colonel