CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 269

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Chairman: A letter has been received from Mr. E. S. Ford, part of

which I have already read to Mr. Hobbs. r. Ford is not present and

I therefore propose to read his letter.

(Reads):-

Alexandra Building, 3rd floor,

Room 10. (Fred Kew & Co.).

Hong Kong, 7th March, 1941.

K.K.A. Barnett, Esq.

Secretary to the Commissioners,

Fresent.

Dear Sir,

IMMIGRATION OFFICE ENQUIRY

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I have the honour to write and inform you that, although

not an Agent of the Immigration Department, have had occasion to apply for a fair number (between 30 and 40) of Permits, mostly on

behalf of old and intimate friends, and that on the many visits to

the Immigration Office in Marina House, have nearly always received

the attention I asked for. I realized that a certain amount of delay

was unavoidable in the case of a new department although the delay in

the receiving of fees was not altogether so.

I am writing this, however, with the sole object of

expressing the gratitude which I consider only right and proper for the courtesy and kind assistance extended to me on many occasions by Misa Chan and Messrs. Hobbs and Ling, whenever it was necessary to apply to them. Mr. Hobbs especially was most obliging and I am prepared, if and when required, to testify to the fact that, from

these three persons particularly I received every courtesy and all the

assistance they were in a position to give me and that I am much

obliged to them.

In order to dissipate any question of assisting or obliging a friend I wish to point out that, before contacting them at the Immigration Office, I was not personally acquainted with any of the persons above named which ‡ consider is so much more to their credit.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient servant,

(Sd). Edward S. Bord