CO129-554-7 British Empire and China Trade Fair 14-5-1935 - 23-10-1935 — Page 32

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giving particulars of the proposmi british smpire Trade Fair to be held in Hong Lore

in December 1955.

cur proposal is to erect on the site granted by

Government, stalls for shibition purposes in accordance with

tho plan onclosed naravit

The purpose we have in view is (1) to invite the

Government bisinear man of Ain.com, tho

Cominions and colonies to e-hibit their products at this Trage

hairi (4) to invite the Dubiners wall of shing to hong kong to

nec how many of their needs of to-day can be supplied by the

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hritish giro, ami to ontorinonon reko with the

hibitore.

in this way we hope to foster true between the British

end Chinese which will bring more business to kong kong, anİ

vill also bring home to øritish exporters the importance of

Hong Kong as ta outpost of British trade ara influence in the

un revsipt ai letter from Government unted 1th Sapt-

untralia on our

sater 19A whilst visitin kew ealam

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own business, we at once got in touch with the Government a

and resorístions of porters and primry producere,

in New Tealeas we interviewed the Price Minister,

the sinister for imustrizs & ow orce and the rice Minister

on the subject of developing their trace with the Chinese, mad

after many diacussions on nii napects out 50 uestion, submitted

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trede, in which scheme "he Trace Fair held an integral part.

This aches was very invourably received, and we received a promise from the minister for Trude a Comercs and

from the Finance minister test as soon after the opening of

Farlinwert in February se possible, this antter would be put

belore Parlinment, with the propeanl that bew eslar should

nor officially in the Trada Fair.

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