CO129-591-8 Policy directives 10-3-1944 - 17-8-1944 — Page 166

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9. Valid pre-occupation claims against the Government should

be met as and when they can be verified.

10.

(10) Wer dunia

ستعملة

The pre-occupation Hong Kong currency will be maintained

as the legal tender currency of the Colony. The exchange value

of the currency and the treatment of Japanese issues will be

dealt with in a separate directive.