REPORT OF TE
BRITI | KUPIS PAIR HAD IN HONG KONG, KAY 34 TO 27, 1933.
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The first Bapire Fair was held in Hong Kong in 1932 as
the outcome of a letter addressed by Mra. Amory, the wife of a
former Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Lady Peel, in
which was sug coated, among other thinga, an all-British food day.
Arising from this it was decided to hold en mpire Products Fair,
and in particular to demonstrate the productive capacity of the
Leased Territory of Hong Kong. The Dominion of Cannčia gave
hearty co-operation through the Canadian Trade Commissioner in
Hong Kong (Major V. 5. malos), and Mr. §.7. illiamson organised
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the presentation of an Australia and New Sealand Section, Local
import merchants took up the project wit: enthusiast, the Hong
Kong à Thanhai Hotels Company freely leat a large amount of
space in their new hotel the Peninsula - and an interesting
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and varied display of kæpåra gooda was staged. The work of
organisation fell principally upon the Hon. Mr. J. F. Braza, and
the Hon. Mr. V. • L. Shenton (now Sir
the duties of Hon. Secretary.
William :honton) untertook
At the final mooting of the Organising Committee of the 1938
Fair, hold on July 19, 1938, the opinion was expressad that
it was desirable, in the interests of spire trade, to make
the Fair an anmal event. This opinion was sported by
several British merchant fire, As the first mir free to an
extent not originally contemplated, it was anticipated that the
next Fair would need to be organi wed on a more elaborate scale,
involving more work than voluntary organisers could do in their
spare time. the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was there-
fore naked if it would un'ertake the responsibility of organising
the next Fair. The Committee of the Chamber felt some difficulty
in soceding to this request because, on account of the inter
national nature of Hong Yong trace, the Chamber of
hamber of Cesameroe
membership
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