CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931 — Page 73

Lord Passfield.

Colonial Office.

London.S.W.1.

5.Sydney Buildings.

Bath.

March 29th, 1931.

Mui tsal in Hon3 Cong.

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Parliamentary Debates.

Vol.30.-No.46.

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My Lord,

We desire to protest against the untrue, inexcusable, and misleading statements made by you in the House of Lords

on Thursday, March 26th.

Much as we shall regret the course, we feel it our duty, in the first place on behalf of the mui tsal in Hong Kong, and secondly to preserve our own honour, to expose by every possible means the untruthfulness and prevarication contained

in your statements.

We beg to draw your attention also to a letter which we 32 addressed to your Under-Secretary dated March 27th.

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At this stage, and in view of the action which we intend to take, we feel it well to point out to you that in our letter to the Colonial Office of November 26th, 1930, we offered to come to the Colonial Office with documentary evidence in support of our contentions, but we regret to say that we have never received even the courtesy of a reply to these offers.

We beg to remain, My Lord,

Your obedient servants

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Coch. Haplewood. (Tom)