CO129-510-7 Allegations of discrimination against United States companies in Hong Kong 22-3-1928 - 8-1-1929 — Page 60

CONFIDENTIAL.

R DEIVED

7 AUG 1928

COL. OFFICE

52835

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG.

3rd July, 1928.

4

3/7.10)

to FO (9)

Enclo.No.1.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of

your confidential despatch (2) of 12th April, 1928,

transmitting a copy of correspondence with regard to

representations made by the United States Embassy

concerning certain instances of alleged discrimination

against United States' interests in Hong Kong.

2.

As regards the issue of licences to motor

omnibuses to run in the public street it is true that

the policy of the Government since 1924 has been to

insist that the omnibuses to which licences are

issued should be of British manufacture. I enclose a

copy of Gazette Notification No.174 of 28th March, 1924,

in which the policy of the Government is set forth, but

would remark that British tyres are not insisted on. In

the absence of any protective tariff for British

manufactures it was felt that the Government was

entitled to give encouragement to British Industry by

insisting

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

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