CO129-590-3 Entry of Chinese into Hong Kong 9-1-1941 - 7-11-1941 — Page 52

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(*5972—150) Wt. 19406–96 5,000 7/40 T.S. 695

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Mr. Monson 6.6

Mr.

Mr.

Robinson 1116 Gear.!!

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Sır A. Burns.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG,

NO.

by

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

(19)

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Sir,

Downing Street,

12 June, 1941.

With reference to Major-

General Norton's despatch No. 483 of the

3rd December, I have etc. to inform you

that the power of disallowance will not

be exercised in respect of Ordinance No.

32 of 1940 entitled "An Ordinance to

regulate the entry and departure of

persons into and out of the Colony, to

prohibit the entry of undesirable

immigrants, and to confer various

powers in connexion therewith."

2.

In view of the explanation in

paragraph 9 of the Attorney General's

report, that the scheme for which this

Ordinance provides is an emergency measure

to meet abnormal conditions and that it

is the intention of the Hong Kong

Government to re-examine the whole

problem as soon as the situation

permits, I have not thought it necessary

The Ordnance

or desirable to suggest that should be

amended in any way. I should, however,

like to take this opportunity of pointing,

out, that certain of its provisions

would