CO129-523-6 Criticism of Hong Kong Administration 29-1-1930 - 3-3-1930 — Page 2

1. J. Swire & sons

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29-1-30

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In view of the standing of the firm

of J.Swire and Sons one cannot altogether

disregard this, and some of the questions raised

no doubt demand consideration. But it is

regrettable, especially when a charge of

corruption is brought against the P.W.D., that

the enclosures which contain the most important

statements should be anonymous. Also the whole

thing smacks of journalism the charges are not

sufficiently documented.

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As to paragraph 1 of the letter there

could not well be sympathy between Canton and

Hong Kong when the former was boycotting Hong

Kong Trade and encouraging a general strike in

Hong Kong, or when Canton staged alternate

Red and White massacres on almost a Russian

Since then Sir C.Clementi has done

scale.

all he could by visiting and receiving Chinese

leaders to establish better relations, and not

without success, though the constant changes of

personnel at Canton have rendered his task

difficult. He would no doubt have had more success

if he had been allowed to carry out his "regional"

policy of a separate agreement with Canton,

independent of Pekin or Nanking, but this was

over-ruled by F.0. As regards Liaison between the

Governor and the Minister we are doing our best

to secure it, and Sir C. Clementi did his best,

but F.0. are not very coulant in the matter, and

it