CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946 — Page 142

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Wharfage and Dockage interests.

Mr. Warren Swire of Mesere.Butter- field & Swire

Mr. Gordon Dodwell

N. POT.

In addition

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Trading interests

M.W.T.

Colonial Office

Hong Kong Planning Unit.

H.S.

M&H.S. Rour

We suggest that M.Rouse, a civil engineer

a refund semor

mear officer of

and late head of the Public Works Department f

the Hong Kong Government, now a member of the

Hong Kong Planning Unit, should act as Chairman

in Mr. Colman's absence.

As an engineer, we think that for the

time being Mr. Rouse could undertake any work that

is necessary and that the appointment of most

represented.

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Tom desti, nominating urgency, therefore, is of Secretary. of TOM axepesentative

We have deliberately emitted a representativ

not popesed the

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of the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. from the

proposed Advisory Committee as this might lead to gragested

a request for representation by the Americans and

other foreign interests and while this might be

appropriate in Hong Kong, it does not seem so at

the present stage in London. For this reason we

have also omitted any suggestion of Chinese

prerend

representation at this stage.

These are the lines on which we have been

thinking, after consultation with Mr. Colman, but

we should very much value your comments and

advice. It would be useful we think if

Mr. Colman could have at least one meeting with

the Committee before he returns to Iraq.

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