CO129-587-11 Control of immigration especially of Japanese into Hong Kong 6-7-1940 - 6-9-1940 — Page 12

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RECEIVED

COVY FOR REGISTRATOR JUL 1940

WY

C. O. REGI

TELBORAM from the Officer Administering the

Government of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

Dated 7th July, 1940. Received 7.15 a,m. on 7th

IMMEDIATE.

July.

Unnumbered.

น

Your telegram No. 347. Only step

hitherto taken is insistence on production of dollars (Hong Kong) 20 cash per capita on arrival

ships being made to take back any who cannot show

this sum. This has had some effect in reducing

influx of destitutes, Other steps are in

preparation but as efflux to Canton Macao and

elsewhere has in the past week considerably

exceeded influx it has not seemed necessary to

accelerate these. This is welcome from aspect

of food reserves but otherwise it is:

unfortunate that the wealthy tend to go and paupers to remain.

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