CO129-613-4 Transfer of registration of China Companies from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong 16-4-1946 - 3-2-1948 — Page 7

Mr Palmer

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necessary papers

I regret the delay in minuting

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to the file (24 Mar.) ?

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points raised in the

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paras. 2 and 3

The question of whellen

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forthwith

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or whether they should

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continue for the Einergency Regulatus Proclamation is a

clecice

and other matters to incisuntal

to their

registration in Hung

Kong

Registration of Companies

question of which Hong Kong I must

for themselves; we

15 assess

here

ane 心 no position

The clifficulties inferent.

former course.

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The c.o. is

That The

Such provision

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primarily concerned

land of Thong kong

as will satisfy th

of Section 2 of. Article to 7.

in

Council 1943L see

of 1945-46);

hu China

under

In alces

Requirements

Oriker

(1) on 55087/6

I am of the opinion list the

Emergency Registration of Companies Proclamation &

(as amended

(un)

conlinned in force by Orilinance

No. 2 of 1946) and regulations

In alle

there under,

Incould satisfy those requirements. I think,

therefore, that we

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shustil reply that we

have no objection to the continued

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of. The Proclamation and regulations made there under provided thul the Governor is

satisfied that changes

of the

in

Ihe

organization

China Companies / com be adequately

clecello with

also

by such regulations. We sliced add that, since failure

registration will result in

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a company's

cocesing to exist (China Order in Council 1943,

Article 4 5.3) 11. is

conferned

assumed That The cliscretion

on the Governor in Corncil

Anticlyk of the Proclamation

general

he

exercised

in

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will in

accordance