CO129-542-12 Smuggling from Hong Kong into China 21-1-1933 - 21-8-1933 — Page 124

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

appear to Sir Philip Cunliffe-

Lister that there is a any

obligation on the Hong Kong Govt

to take any special steps to

prevent a breach of the Chinese

Customs laws. That Govt. have,

in fact, gone some distance in

making it unlawful for any

person to place any cargo on board

any ship in the Colony without the

consent of the owners. It would

appear to Sir Philip Cunliffe-

Lister that the Hong Kong Govt.

can hardly be expected to maintain

a watch on ships in the Colony,

or to search them for goods

dutiable in China,except at the

China,

cost of the owners, and he considers

that if the owners think that

special measures are necessary

either