CO129-526-4 Deportation of Chinese political refugees from Hong Kong 9-12-1929 - 11-6-1930 — Page 16

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the Colonial Government circles where extreme

jealousy obtains of anything which might possibly

be construed as interference by the Chinese autho-

rities in Hongkong affairs, I venture to submit that

it would be to the general public advantage if His Majesty's Government would instrust the Hongkong

Government through the Colonial office to make a

public declaration, in simple terms understandable

by all concerned, setting out the policy which the Governor-in-Council would apply when considering

applications for deportation orders made by Chinese authorities against political Chinese refugees in

Hongkong. I am of the opinion that a formula expressed

in some such words as follow would meet the caso;~

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The powers given to His Excellency the

Governor-in-Council under the Deportation Ordinance

of amending the Deportation Ordinance of 1917 will be

invoked against citizens of the Chinese Republic

Soming to Hongkong to reside in every case, and without

further question, when the Central Government of

China formally recognized as such by His Britannic

Majesty's Government shall present an official

request in writing for their removal from Họngkong, provided that such official request shall clearly

state that the person or persons named have been for-

mally proscribed by the Government of China for stated political offences, if they do not previously remove themselves on official request within a given reason- able period.

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A sufficiently vivid illustration of the

urgency for some such definite atatement to obviate

the