CO129-554-7 British Empire and China Trade Fair 14-5-1935 - 23-10-1935 — Page 59

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Copy to Minister, Faking, H.30.

D.F.Nariking, No.29

C.C.Shanghai, 110.77

C.G.Canton, No.47 Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong No.6.

CONFIDATIA – FY 142 IVO

COASTAL CFFICE BAG.

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Office of H..Trade Comeni.mai.cmer",

„hell Houm),

HONGKONG

24th April, 1936.

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With reference to my previous dospatahes on the mabject of

the British Ampire and Chim Trwis Fair which is being organised by

the Advertising ani Publicity Maruni, Ltd.. Hongkong, I have the

honour to report that at the request of tem or three of their mubers

for a losi as to the attitale they should adapt towards the Fair, the

Hangkang General Chusber of Casimiros appointed a confidential mib-

ommunittes of five British mebers to iwestigate the mutter under the

following terms of refarenos 1-

(a) The desirability of holding the preposed Byri tính Empire

and China Trade Fair.

(b) The maitability for manẳng it of the Advertising and

Publicity urgent, Letda

(c) The financial muåtalad lity of the orgnisation.

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This mak-ocsaitton, after severn) maetings, decided by tires

votos to two that it was not desirable to hald the Fair at the present

As regards the seconì point of reference, the decision mas

*mulsject to safeguarda, wo are of the opinion that, on the whole, the

organisation is expable of running the proposed Pair matiafsokarily

and that they have the arguisation to do thia. Amongst the mfeguards

wo consider it comential that the Camber of Corrstros should be strongly

/repremerrted

Ma šinjonty's Frincipal Secretary of Utate for Foreign Affairs,

Deportant of Overenɔa Trade,

LONDON L*1.

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