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The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office.
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subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies
It
be added after the words "Governor in Council".
We also note that His Lordship agrees that the provision for special reduced rates for Government wireless telephone messages should be made optional and not mandatory.
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Article 13: We note that a further communication will be addressed to us on this subject in due course.
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this article proposed by you.
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Article 14:
We accept the addition to
Article 19:
We note that His Lordship
agrees that the present clause is not altogether satisfactory and we will ask our Solicitors to suggest an alternative draft for your consideration.
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Article 26: We note that His Lordship agrees that the last sentence of the existing article might conveniently be omitted.
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As regards the supplementary agreement, we beg to submit the following observations :
read :
Article 1: We suggest that this should
The Hong Kong Government's radio-electric ser- vices and the Company's radio-electric services etc.
#1
Article 10:
When the agreement is completed we suggest that Schedule A should show the actual salaries of the staff in question.
Article 11: We suggest that the first part
of this article should read:
#1 In the case of the members of the Government
service whose grade, scale of pay, and rate of pay (in December 1930) is contained in Schedule B, the Company agrees to transfer into its own service such of them as are willing to be transferred on terms not less favourable than their present conditions of service.
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In view of the considerations mentioned in Mr. Vernon's letter to Sir Basil Blackett of the 8th July we are anxious to complete the supplementary agreement and to take over the local services at the earliest possible date.
We are, Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
Accesvoerdine
General Manager (Communications)
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