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SOCIAL POLICY IN HONG KONG.

Notes of a meeting held in in Sir Charles Jeffries' room at ll o'clock on Thursday, the 26th January, 1950.

Present:

Sir Charles Jeffries

Mr J.F. Nicoll

Mr J.B. Sidebotham

Mr M.H. Dorman.

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FURTHER ACTION.

Sir Charles Jeffries opened the

discussion by referring to criticisms which

had been made to the Secretary of State and

of his reactions. He explained that before

taking further action it had been decided

that it would be best to have a talk with

Mr Nicoll.

Mr Nicoll then proceeded to outline

what was being done in the various spheres

of social service. He said that the problems

of Hong Kong had been vastly accentuated by

the influx of refugees.

In 1937 the population

was three-quarters of a million. It was now

put at something in the region of two million

and/