CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946 — Page 138

wine coast shipping interests.

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Wharfage and Dockage interests.

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the Singapore and Penang Harbour Advisory Committee.

Mr. John Keswick, or if he preferred to delegate authority ar. Alan Reid who would have the additional advantage of being also a representative of the Ministry of War Transport.

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Trading interesta.> 3 3 3 1.Gordon Dodwell

Hong Kong Planning Unit

Mr. H.S. Rouse

We suggest that H.S. Rouse, a civil engincer and a retired senior officer of the Public Works Departint of the Hong Kong Government, now a member of the Hong Kong Planning Unit, should act as Chairman in Mr. Colman's absence.

in addition the Colonial Office would be represented, and we should welcome your consideration of the question of your department also nominating a representative.

Wo have deliberately not proposed the representation of the Canadian Pacific Stea.ships Limited in the suggested Advisory Committee as this might lead to a request for representation by the Americans and other foreign interests and while this might be appropriate in Hong Kong, it does not see so at the present stage in London. For this reason we have also omitted any suggestion of Chinese representation at present.

These are the lines on which we have been thinking

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