CO129-526-4 Deportation of Chinese political refugees from Hong Kong 9-12-1929 - 11-6-1930 — Page 11

2.

Ordinance of 1917 in such a way as to give the Gov-

ernor in Council power to issue a summary order of

deportation against any alien should he deem it con-

ducive to the public good, and suggests that, if

these powers are obtained, it would be desirable in

the interests of Anglo-Chinese relations generally,

for the Hong Kong Government to make it clear that

they intended to use them against political refugees

to whose presence in the Colony the Chinese Government

raised objection.

3.

I fully appreciate the difficulties of the

Hong Kong Government in dealing with cases of this

kind and the scruples they may have in expelling dis-

tinguished Chinese politicians whom the disturbed con-

dition of China has driven to seek temporary residence

in Hong Kong. And I realise that formal action of the

kind proposed by Mr. Moss may not always be either

possible or desirable.

I can only urge that such cases

should/