CO129-540-5 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Waterworks scheme 11-5-1932 - 7-12-1932 — Page 5

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ما

requests the imposition of a preferential duty on cement imported into Hongkong.

detailed

No 13 contains no inform

as the

we prices of British Japanese Hongkong. As well be seen

Cement in Hongkong.

a

oftus

comes

from

from my minute on 98952/27/32 only very small proportion of the cement imported into Hanghong the U.K. If, as appears from para 3, Japanese lement can be purchased at I frice 500% below comeant that ecment from England, it is easy

a

cat of

to understand the H.K. Goot's reluctance

to use

British cement.

? Send copy of (13) to Akong

LF for obsons and tell the

for

Cmc that we are

8·7.32

Consulting the Gov.

Top Bigg

13/7/32

H.K. at one time hope to get assistance from

the C.D.F. for this scheme (see 15 on 7285.

They may

272852/19).

renew their affliction, &

that case the use

in

of Japanese cement

will need to be justified.

? As profered;

Stalder

18.7-32