CO129-531-15 Chinese customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 9-7-1931 - 17-1-1932 — Page 24

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Coby.

No.21

E: VRH.

SECR T.

Sir,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

HONGKONG

13th August, 1931.

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I have the honour to inform you that it

has been informally suggested to me by the Inspector

General of Customs that the following alterations

to the Draft Customs Agreement, dated the 6th of

November, 1930, should be considered.

mn (15)

72751/8/20

2.

He suggests that the words in Article

XVI (c) "Such goods shall also be re-admitted into

China free of coast trade duty if cpast trade duty

is hereafter abolished" should be omitted as being

unnecessary, coast trade duty having now actually

been abolished. I shall be glad if you will inform

me if such abolition has actually taken place.

3.

He further suggests that the last sentence

in Article XVI (d) be omitted, as it is not desired

to provide for any such drawback.

4.

I am advised that the elimination of the

provision for such drawback is not likely seriously

to affect this Colony, as very few foreign goods are

likely to be re-exported to Hong Kong and sent

thence to foreign countries.

His Britannic Majesty's Minister

PEKING.

I am informed that

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