CO129-523-6 Criticism of Hong Kong Administration 29-1-1930 - 3-3-1930 — Page 25

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as suffered the erne pier

now owly a individuals mul ale

Shipping Bommal tee of the Hong Kong disaber of fa

to fre- Tensulves, as far as possible, from such

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criticism that they conceived the idea and succesdedi a getting

the Government to aeree to the formation of a so-called "arbour

Boar in Hong Kong. The Board bas u executive powers

whatsoever and is constituted in senti; the some way as the

Senilary Board.

If the Hong Kong Goverment would only realize that

the harbour and all matters pertaining thereto could safely be

left to the shipping and business people to control, there

might be some real advantage in constituting a Forbour Board,

but so long as the wharves in Hong Kong are owned by private-

enterprise - and they are likely to be for many years to come

and so long as the Tong Kong lover went do not intend to spend any money in their harbour canadapuent whemes, then & Board made up of a Government majority wch as that now in being is a

sheer waste of time to people like ourselves to serve ona.