CO129-530-8 Estate Duty Ordinance- 1931- Bill 27-2-1931 - 15-12-1931 — Page 53

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Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Scretary of State.

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HONG KONG

NO.1.4

GOVERNOR.

(1)

Sir,

I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch

No.97 of the 5th of March,

copies ole

forwarding Ordinance No.6 of

193 of the Legislature of Hong

Kong entitled "An Ordinance to

amend the law relating to Estate

Duty", together with a report

by the Attorney General

explaining the objects and

reasons of the Ordinance.

2. With regard to Section.

9 of the Ordinance, I have to

point out that Section 28 of

the Companies Ordinance, 1911,

provides that "no notice of

any trust, expressed, implied,

or constructive, shall be

entered