CO129-591-20 Reports on current situation 18-10-1945 - 7-11-1945 — Page 32

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1.

CENERAL PECUTIV BRANCE.

PROGAMISS REPORT.

Central Executive Branch with taff of one Colonel and one It. Colonel

was established at Supreme Court, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 15th Sept. for

the purpose of opening the following branches of Civil Affairs Administ

ration.

M.S.46. not in

Reg

Labour.

Chinese Affuiru.

54144/19

Printing.

-1224

54144/32/45

Presses Miss R. 1/5.

Indian Affairs.

Assessment.

54168/ Educational Priny

Educution.

Directive att archit

22923/15/45

Air Services, with her! Bigg

39-12

coming from soost & Telegraphs.

read by

PR. Ken Public Relations & will send all Broadcasting.

they

5410410

mis Pudon $18

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4.

5.

Censorship

p293

Staff

Requisition & Rilleting.

Registration.

Teterinary,

54

attreh

Tele-Communication &

Electrical. 541741

to mana 3

Agriculture, f

Forestry & 34174;13 Fisheries. Potem Fad

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Huff 2011

Contrary to expectations, it found that everal of the above

we

departments have already been re-established by the former government

on releuse from internment, ith the result that the Centrul Executive

Branch has not had to start from seruten in many cases, but is now

responsible fo- taking over from the Interim Governmont.

The net results of this have been that we find ourselves considerably

in advance of achievements expected within a fortnight of our 1ding

in the colony, but there are certain difficulties to be evercome in

switching from the purely civil pre-war conception to the militury

bucit or C.

The question of War Batubisent urices, and it appears likely that

certain adjustments 11 be necessary in the establishment as foreseen

in London in the light of local requirement. us a result of being choad

of normal expectations.

In regard to the departments mentioned in Paru 1, the resent cition

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