CO129-582-5 Merchant Shipping Amendment Ordinance 1939 15-5-1939 - 22-1-1940 — Page 7

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Foreign Office are being asked to instruct

Sir A. Clark Kerr to explain to the

Chinese authorities the reasons why the

proposed amendment is not considered to be

in the best interests of either the Chinese

authorities or ourselves; and express

regret for the delay. Write to the

Foreign Office with reference to 8 enclosing

a copy of the above, and ask that instructions

in that sense may be sent to Sir A. Clark Kerr,

and copies of above to Board of Trade L.F.

reference 10.

No.9.

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Signify non-disallowance, and

add that the Governor will no doubt cause

His Majesty's confirmation of the Ordinance

to be proclaimed in Hong Kong.

A.N. Gateworthy

23rd November, 1939.

The delay in dealing with these

papers was

result

pot of

The hold-up of

certain papers in the Hong Kong section

of

The

Registon which came to light

week or two

am

prozeeding

ago.

somewhat hesitant about

now

a

on the basis of opinions

[expressed

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