CO129-544-13 British Empire Fair- reports- etc. 10-8-1933 - 8-11-1933 — Page 44

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that a sub-committee would be appolated, if required, to look

after the exhibits of maixufacturers not represented in Hong Kong,

but, as a matter of fact, no audii vxhibita wore preaanted,

manufactures maro staged by their local representatives).

U. Es

Tore a regular succession of Lagire Fairs held in leng

Konj, possibly exhibits from Vels could be increased in mumber

aqualɛerably, and tue pous be brought out on a tra e ship calling

at porta en route and periaapa being the incentive tovar a the

holding of regular trade fuire at the British ports en route,

The Fair Committee aight wefully set up a permaILOT:t

organisation in Hong Kong, similar to the ikash Tertiuml in How

York, and undertake the marketing of goods until such time as

au

business (evelops to a degree that would warrant the appointment

of an alent or the opening or a brada office,

8092 0. FOUR FADE

Tae following 13 suszente. as a convenient and suitable

list of cations in futuro Jairai-

11. Communications

7. Manuf'd pročucts, 13, Organicstion of the

Pair.

a. hippinS •

6. Kaw Proč data.

2. Machinery.

3. Agriculture,etc, 8. ProvisioLIN

4. Baientific,

Ú, Aeronautics.

9, Oultural ‘xhibita.13. Care of abaenteo 10. ntertainment,

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exhibitors,

14. Pinen.

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The question whether future Fairs, if held, are to be

limited to British Rapire goods or theores open to the products of

code

all nationalities, my omlee some hearthurninga.

lready, leading

articles have ag eared in the local Presa suggesting that the next

Fair be œsåled "the Hong Kong Fair", exhibits to be accepted from

firms in the Colony of all nationalities, also from local Chinese

manufacturers, and that a section covaring Chinese exports be

included. In the last Fair two derman firms took space to show

goođa hich they import fra British mamuacturera,

Through.ut the

business