CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931 — Page 144

(b)

(0)

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the Chinese dovarnuent was opposed.

the wording of article 7, providing for

the Domalosioner investigating the work

of the meconied officera.

a proposed addition to ticle V.

roviding that "the Couaissioner of

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Chinese Cuatune shall be at liberty, should

occasion so rise, to request the Hong Kong

Sovernment to authorize Chinese reverze vessels

to function in Hong Kong watere".

As regards (b), while accenting the principle

of giving the missioner facilities for keening

hiawolf sayainted with the work of the seconded

eaployees. / was of opinion that the wording. ••

mabrnitted, might land to friction.

6. As to (0), the proposal was in my opinion

entirely opposed to the general prineisle of the

draft, and could not be accented, slthough it would

be open to the Hong Kong authorities to refuse to

accede to such a request, the proposed addition, if it

had any wwaning at all, obviously contemplated a right

to make the request, and the refusal to concede it

would alsoɛt certainly lead to friction.

6. I discusso: these wints fully with ir.

ase, and after omsulting my advisors, submitted an

azended preauble and alternative wording for rticles

V and XV. These were further discussed by ir. Jaze

and myself and finally agreed to. As the dini eter

of finance, r. 1.7. 'qong, happened whether

fortuitously or otherwim, to be in Mong Tong, the

draft, un agreed upon, as submitted to his by