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Hong Kong

In Hall

2

6/6/50

avore

has

Am main object in the difficulties which

over the Grant Code in Hong Kong

the various parties to the dispute

been to

get

to agree locally without the Sofs being forced

to resolve a deadlock (. to adjudicate to

(11)

on

-/49

and

also

see

In Kirkeness's uninte

of 4/10/4y which summanses the history of the matter). I.

on

1010

the matter

c

W

48

relevant

I noted in (11)

is clear that the

to

f

1948 ((7)

Savingsam

Bishop Hall (for

it

Govt was over

opposite reports

left

and

an

in Paring

from

Itui

only

dispute between

the Anglican schools of the Hive

Code. (1) Clanes 3037 of the

a

compromise solution

Clause 37 whereby subscriptions may

changed

at the dissetoni

be

a school whilst

of Croot. thinks the subscriptions are too

it

Can

ligh

version of the Clann

reduce

grants;

the

orignial

The copy

-48.

the Clans appears in

of the Code enclosed in (4) on

Other amendments to the Code enclosed

_/48 have also been made;

in (4) on

the amendment to Clause 3 which foreshadowed in (12)

was

-/+9 and

which

was

made to meet

Catholic

objections does not

appear

me

66

be

very

substantial.

Subject to the

commments

Sin C.

Cox on

also on

the

The amendments noted above and amendments which have been made to Clauses 13-16, 3334

I think

Code

as

we should

Go

approve

the

• possible ('vide para 3

I attach a

new

of (1) brief oft telegram

rapidly -149.

and