CO129-537-6 Foreshores and Sea Bed Amendment Ordinance 1932 18-8-1932 - 17-1-1933 — Page 6

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ask the Yos. to

Noq.

We do not know whether the Hong Kong

the misgivings of the

Gout was aware

Hongkong Chamber

time that Ordce No 26

Commerce all the

of 19

1932 was

passed

or whether the possible repercussions

in

The Hong Kong

Cumia were taken into conson. The

foot would probably

be averse

to

making

ang substantial amendment in the Ordce.

Ithink however that we

right to give the F.O. the opportunity of formulating any oft amendments which they consider would make the Ordce less objectionable from tacer point of view without altering its main

purpose

a that

aft acmendments

any aft

So formulated should be sent to Hong Kong

for the conson

H.K. Look.

of the H.K.

? Reply that the Ordee has been in force since Aug 19th 1932 and that

as non disallowance has been

regnified

the only method of altering the law would

be by

meaus

of

ben

Contiune on line of

amending Ordce.

of my

minute above

but asking whether the F.O. would like

to formulate such

r

the

oft amendments & saying that if

so we should be willing to consult the H.K. Goo? further upon subject. Say we will bear in mind the possibility that Hongkong legislation may occasionally have