CO129-560-10 Ahlow Lowing- application for British nationality 11-6-1937 - 11-6-1937 — Page 16

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53528/43/37 Hong Kong.

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Mr. Rogers 16/6/37

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Mr. Biggs

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Mr. Duncan 21/6/37

Mr.

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Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

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Fred

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sir,

22

Downing Street,

23

June, 1937.

Parly. U.S. of S.

I am, etc., to acknowledge the

Secretary of State.

(1)

receipt of your letter No:L.6767 of the

DRAFT. Conson.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

HOME OFFICE.

11th of June regarding the desire of a

Chinese named Ahlow Lowing to apply for

a certificate of naturalization.

2. According to the information

in this Department the village of Kowloon

Tong is beyond the boundary of the

Kowloon Peninsul

territory ceded to

lo Hoill not be availabre

Wilti Ha

This cia co fruit

wom

FURTHER ACTION.

Great Britain in 1860, but is included

in the territory ceded for a term of

years in 1898 and known as the New

Territories of Hong Kong.

3.

I om to rOfOR

In

this

I am to state that,

connexion, te the opinion of the Law

istter

(No:227 in Vol.5 of

Aff

got out in their letter he

Law Officers'

1892-9)

Opinions to the selenial genre of the 27th of

September, 1899, which they reported

the Colomer

Office

with