CO129-542-3 Foreshore and Sea-bed Works Bill- correspondence 9-1-1933 - 16-8-1933 — Page 104

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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.

14th June, 1933.

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DINSIND

Dear Cowell,

E 16 JUN 1935

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In your letter No. 13717/1/33 of March 17th last,

you said that the Hongkong Foreshore and Sea Bed Works

Bill, which had been the subject of previous correspondence,

was being sent home by the Governor with an explanation,

for approval, before being introduced in the Legislative

Council, and you promised that the Foreign Office would be

given an opportunity of commenting on it, as redrafted.

The question has recently been brought to our notice

again by a delegation consisting of Mr. Looker, a former

Member of Parliament, and Mr. Bernard, of Matheson and

Company, who called at this department on the 7th instant

to explain the grave apprehension with which they viewed

the proposed bill. The delegation expressed their anxiety

lest it should constitute a very dangerous precedent for

the Chinese authorities, who would not be slow to take

advantage of it to adopt similar measures at Canton, Shanghai,

Hankow and elsewhere, to the great prejudice of British

interests....

H. R. Cowell, Esq., C.M.G.