CO129-554-4 Companies Amendment Ordinance 1935 7-1-1935 - 17-12-1935 — Page 41

Enclosure in hanghai despatch to Faking lumber 96 of March 1st, 1935.

From the Chairman, British Chamber of Commerce and China Association Committee, Changhai, to H.P.M. Consul- General, Changhai.

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February 27th, 1935. 41

sir,

The question of the desirability of the continued

compulsory use of the characters

(ying shang)

as a prefix to the name when used in Chinese characters

of "China Companies" as defined by the Hongkong Compenies

Ordinance 1932 which is provided by fection 93 sub-section

(2) of that Ordinance, was discussed at a meeting of the

Joint Committee of the Eritish Chamber of Commerce, Ihanghai,

on the 17th February.

From the representations made to the Chamber by such

British distributing companies, it would appear that the

use of these charactere in the manner referred to above, is

at times liable seriously to prejudice the business of

these companies, particularly ss the regulations regarding

the use of the characters do not apply in general to

British companies carrying on business in China, but only

to British companies formed and registered under the

Ordinance, the operations or which are directed and con-

trolled from a place within the limits of the Chine Orders-

in Council.

by committee, after giving the matter full consider.

ation, is of the opinion that there is no important

commercial reason for the continued use of these characters;

that were their use discontinued British trading interests

in China would not suffer, and that the continued

compulsory use of these charactere is neither necessary

nor desirable.

In view of the foregoing, and as the only interests

concerned are those of China Companies as defined by the

Ordinance, my Committee have instructed me to bring the

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