CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 257

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kiman: You are manager of the Bank of Chine in Hong Kong.

Yen.

I will read your letter addressed to the four Chinese members of the

Chunsil. (Renda}1-

"Gentl<ren,

"here on be no debt that the Immigration Ordinance must

cause a great deal of inconvenience to the chinese, cither resident

here and wishing to leave the Colony temporarily, or not being resident

but having portant businees interesta here and wishing to leave the

Colony temporarily, and in other ways.

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we have been led to believe that it is the intention of the

ietor this meaeure in such a way as to cause

leest inconvenience to the publie.

Te have recently been subjected to what we consider to be a

serious sfront by the Indgrution (fioer,and we feel it our duty to

bring this to your notice as representativen of the Chinese, in the

hope that you con obtain satisfaction for us.

on the 11th Jemiery we wrote a letter to the Immigration Officer

on our Head office paper, and signed by the ub-llenager of our focal office, to which we attaded a fotrete by the *1.0.**

The letter sy lied for entry permits for 8 members of the staff of the Bank, including a Mr. ung Ber-chang, to itch the 1.0.

Much replied, by an inscription at the root of the letter: (Roada};-

"In reply to the above: I can treoo the names of none of these persons along the list of staff in local directories.

111 you please produõe evidence that they are actually more of your long Pong o22106.

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Contiming your letter to the Chinese nebere of Council - (Noads): -

"Apart from the fact that a chinese breinces man of the eminence of

ar. sing Hanmohang might be known to officisle olurged with the adm

ministration of a measure which deals with Chinese immigration, we

cannot but regard it as an affront to the honesty end integrity of this

Bank in that the immigration Officer would appear to have refused to accept a statement mode by an official comunication from this Bank,

and signed by a responsible officer, as to who are the staff of our

fload VCT100. Boreover, as you are doubtless aware, one of the arying

scandals against the present administration inxiang:ang is that bone