CO129-552-7 Chinese Seamen's Union- request to set up branch in Hong Kong 2-1-1935 - 19-7-1935 — Page 27

No.13.

Sir,

COPY.

H. B. M. Consulate-General

CANTO N.

24th February, 1934.

With reference to your despatch No. 4

of the 17th January last, I have the honour to forward herewith copy and translation of a further

letter which I have received from the Inspector-

General for Foreign Affairs in which it is explained

that the branch of the Chinese Seamen's Union which

From I.G.F.A. it is desired to establish in Hong Kong has nothing of 13/2/34

to do with the Canton branch of the Chinese Seamen's

Union.

2.

At a recent interview I had with Mr. Kan

Chieh Hou, Inspector-General for Foreign Affairs, he brought up this question and stated that the establish-

ment of a branch at Hong Kong was a part of a scheme drawn up by the Central Government with the idea of

having one national Seamen's Union for the whole of

China. By this means the Central Government would be

able to curb the power of the Canton branch of the Seamen's Union and prevent them from calling strikes

His Excellency,

Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.,

Governor,

HONG KONG.

such

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