CO129-574-8 Centenary anniversary of the occupation of Hong Kong 13-9-1938 - 10-1-1939 — Page 18

Family, but that if His Majesty approves the Colony's

desire for the statue to be erected by public

subscription as the chief feature of the centenary

celebrations, it will be necessary for the

preparations for its execution and delivery in Hong

Kong to be put in hand in good time.

Before doing this, however, we should like

to be sure that the Foreign Office has no comment

to offer, and we should be grateful if you would as

soon as possible let us have any observations on

our proposed course of action.

Yours sincerely,

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