CO129-544-13 British Empire Fair- reports- etc. 10-8-1933 - 8-11-1933 — Page 42

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efficiently made up for by the lotel management, reception and

MESLonger starr. Exhibitors were not given a pian alwwing wizere

they might plug in to obtain a supply or electric current in the

Hotele Some took it for „ranted and used the Hotel Company's

Simre was no water supply lor the

current; others went without.

(ater was

Fair and exhibitors who wanted any in connection with their

exhibits had to make the best artan ements they could.

laid on to the New Territories oction). There were no direction

notices in the Exhibition pointing out the whereabouts of tho

moving picture display (on the top floor) or of the Chanaian

Beation, whii was in an out-of-the-way 2008 ui consequently

poorly attenuece

probably is no jas in the public rouse of the Hotel, má the Fire

Brigade Authorities prohibiteŭ tim introduction of gan into the

pavilions).

lio e vaa laic on to the hair. (Zea

An invitation to Cantonges (fiicials to attend the opening

Ceredony, the display or nome two dosen posters in Canton ----

mostly in the British Concessiolă mas was the extent of the effort

to make the Fair know in the interior e Chilk, No efort was

mace to tempt the Chinese buyer from any of the Outporte or tim

or

interior, or to supply them with specific means of transport at

reduced rates, (rive muured free tickets were made available by

the Kowloon Bus Companies tụ bring the country people in from the

How Terri turiene It is believed that they were all üşena

tamilway declined to issue free tickets, because they were go

little used the year before, fargers being too busy to leave their

Tielus).

Ju

The

If there are complaints afterwards that the lair ha bait

slight reaction upon traue, these facts should be reuenbored and

efforts maže next time te advertijo over a višer field,

elling at the Pair was general and on sooount of proximity

of godowns and offices the stalls were not unduly deplete thereby.

Those