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and (b) any public utility undertaking

operating in Hong Kong in the future.

7.8.30

I have no legal observations to make excert

that I an inclined to agree that the nergency

Regulations Ordinance No.5 of 1922 is sufficient

for the purpose of enabling the Government to ob-

tain control in case of emergency. As Mr Shaw

points out, however, the damage might be done be-

fore the Government apreciated the situation and

had time to act. It seems, therefore, that special

legislation of some kind will be required, and I

agree that the matter should be taken up with the

Governor.

16/8/30.

17. Duncan,

G.L.M. Canson

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I should have thought that Clause 2(1)

of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance gave

sufficient powers to the Government to

anticipate any sabotage, and that to require

that the General Manager and Principal Officers

of the concern should be British would not make

the position any more secure.

The nature of the considerable apprehension

which Sir Cecil Clementi felt (see paragraph 3

of No.1) is not stated, but since it is an

American syndicate which has succeeded in