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

11. B/T.

5.9.28.

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Restrictions on foreign mater vehicles

If,

It seems that we shall have to instruct

Hong Kong to amend the Regulation restricting the

issue of licences for motor omnibuses to motors of

customs duties British manufacture. H.. imposes no on

and is, therefore, unable to grant preference to

British goods by means of a protective tariff.

however, H..G. have, as the Board of Trade say,

consistently opposed such prohibitions elsewhere,

they can hardly be defended in H., The International

Convention referred to by the Board is, I understand

from General Division, not yet in force, and in any

case although H.K. originally agreed to accede to

the Convention, a further circular has since been

sent out virtually recommending non-accession, and

H.K. reply to this has not yet been received. The Convention can ot very well be regarded as binding on H.X.

The Board agree that the requirement of

insurance with a British Company in connection withi

the advances from the the Trade Loan is much less

objectionable.

Presumably the reply to the American

Embassy which we should suggest to the F.0. should

be somewhat on the following lines.~

The actual facts as to the discrimination

against American interests should be given ss in the

0.A.G.'s despatch (No.7). We should say that the

restriction on the issue of motor omnibus licences

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must be regarded as imposing prohibition on the

import of foreign made motor omnibuses and that,

H.M.G. is generally opposed to such prohibitions,

the Govt. of H.K. have been instructed to withdraw this

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regulation,

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regulation, but say that as regards the insurance. their action appears to be justified in view

of the considerations put forward in 0.0.

letter to the Board of Trade of the 12th of

4

Fell F.O. That

April (No.4.);

beaming they aquel for will be instructed to withdraw the bus régulério. ? reply to F.0. accordingly and send copy draft to B/T.

a copy Hs afp to HK., saying that

whit offreciating the

9. A. H. Bagel comotie final decision.

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Mr. & H. Boye

8.9-28

The like to on the Whe Come

relating to the above mentioned

wererper relating

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not to acute to the Convention agains

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25769/278.

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(29) in 25769/279

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(16) in 50427/208.

copy off (3), which shows

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this Convention.

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As the Pef S. has written to W. Wong and other Colonies hirsuading

to the

them from adhering Convention against Experts

hart prohibitions

as a reeann

the

hardly cite that Convention for disallowing Condition that puttin motertures must be of Brited manufacture - The neggertian of the Bd. of Trade that presential infort duty ser import in licu

of

the pro-

to right of the fact

hibition lons.

that H.

Mong is a free port.

Sad that

You have reggistat

if are absolute pestitition is undiniselle. it might be promitte to give a preference to then who tendered for

a service with Bronnitun

only. Tofind.

To find out whether. this is fearette

we want to

all

know whether busca ace licennet individually

or

whether there are one or

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