[ { "id": 230626, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "Page 43\n\nEXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF\n\nALL NATIONS.\n\nCorrespondence between the Hongkong and Canton Committees.\n\nHONGKONG, 25th June, 1850.\n\nJohn Bowring, Esq., LL.D., H.B.M. Consul; R.B. FORBES, Esq., U.S. Consul; and the other Foreign Consuls, Canton.\n\nGENTLEMEN,—At a Public Meeting held yesterday for the purpose of devising the best means of procuring specimens of the Produce and Manufactures of China, to be sent to the Exhibition of all Nations, to be held in London in 1851, a Committee of the following Gentlemen, the Honble Mr Edger, Mr Bush, U.S. Consul, Mr Stuart, and Mr Campbell, were appointed to do all that to them appeared necessary to further the objects for which the Meeting was held.\n\nThe Rules laid down by the Committee in London, require that a Central Authority in each country should be constituted by the Government of that country. As regards China, therefore, the Government of Peking would require to be applied to. This, however, would not in all probability lead to any satisfactory result, as the object would not be understood, and an application might even tend in some measure to defeat the efforts that may have to be made to obtain the specimens required.\n\nIt seemed therefore advisable to the Meeting, that a Central Committee should be appointed in this place, in order to conform as near as possible to the rules laid down in England, that that Committee should advise with the Committees which will be necessary to form in Canton and Shanghai, should correspond if necessary with the proper parties in London, and receive and forward from this, the articles that may be collected.\n\nWith that view the present Committee has been constituted, to be a connecting link and central point, and to assist as far as they are able in promoting the general object.\n\nIt is one in which nearly all nations are interested, and which they are expected to promote; it is one therefore, it is to be hoped, that will engage the attention of all in China, in which all will unite to carry out with energy, and if with combined effort, it will no doubt be effected in a manner worthy of the Foreign Community.\n\nWe cannot expect that articles will be forwarded by Chinese; we must therefore do so for them.\n\nPurchasers must be made and Committees will require to be appointed to make proper and suitable collections.\n\nThe Committee intend inviting parties here to put down in Paper the amounts they will guarantee towards the funds that may be needed; and should, after the sale of the articles in London, any loss occur, which is not likely, it will be divided proportionally to each, according to the amounts put down.\n\nThe Committee would recommend the same course to be followed at Canton, and the Manager of the Oriental Bank has kindly and liberally offered to advance the amount that may be thus guaranteed.\n\nAs the time now remaining for carrying out the objects we have in view, is very limited, you will no doubt agree with this Committee, that the measures that may be necessary should be adopted without delay; and although the aid and interference of Governments are purposely dispensed with, we would still hope that you will not object among your respective Countrymen, to assist in organising a plan with which all will be willing and anxious to co-operate.\n\nTrusting that the importance of the object we have in view will be a sufficient apology for addressing you on this occasion,—We have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servants,\n\nFor the Committee,\n\nA. CAMPBELL.\n\nBRITISH CONSULATE, CANTON, 27th June, 1850.\n\nGENTLEMEN,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 25th instant, and am much gratified to find that the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations has excited so much interest.\n\nI imagine the official communications which have been made to Hongkong are from the Colonial Department.\n\nOur instructions have been received from the Foreign Office, through Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, who has already, in conformity with those instructions, communicated with the Imperial Commissioner, as I have done with the local authorities, and with such other influential Chinese as are likely to assist in advancing our common objects.\n\nIn conformity with the directions I received to take such measures as I deemed most advisable for interesting both the British and the Foreign community, I requested all the Foreign authorities and Consuls with the leading merchants present in Canton, to assemble at the British Consulate on the 25th instant. The call met a universal and most cordial response. A large and influential Committee was immediately formed—various Sub-Committees were charged with the management of the details. I have reason to believe that the appeal for pecuniary co-operation will be liberally and even munificently met; and among the Sub-Committees is a Committee of Correspondence charged with the duty of communicating with the Committees of Hongkong, Shanghai, and any other localities with which it may be desirable to hold intercourse. I have the honour to enclose a copy of the proceedings for your information; and as your own views may be somewhat modified by what has taken place here, I am quite sure that your aid and co-operation will be highly valued.\n\nMr Forbes, who has most cordially lent his very valuable assistance, is now at Macao. The French, Dutch, Prussian, Peruvian, and Chilian Consuls are on the Committee, as is Dr Parker, the United States' Chargé d'Affaires. We cannot as yet say what amount of assistance we may derive from the Chinese, but we do not despair of some success among them, and have taken the necessary steps for that object.\n\nIn countries so remote as this, the mode of action cannot be strictly limited to the rules applied by our Government where Diplomatic relations are free and unrestrained, and where the disposition to co-operate is strikingly and so encouragingly manifested.\n\nI venture to anticipate that we shall be able to forward no unworthy contribution to the Exhibition, and I am sure that every favourable interpretation and every reasonable facility will await our combined exertions.\n\nI do not delay a post (not as the Chairman of the Canton Committee, but in my Consular capacity) in replying to your letter; and I can assure you that I shall be delighted to do every thing in my power in furtherance of a purpose nobly and generously conceived, and which ought to be carried out in the same spirit. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant,\n\nJOHN BOWRING.\n\nA. CAMPBELL, Esq.,\n\nand the Committee at Hongkong.\n\nH.B.M. Consul\n\nCANTON, 7th June, 1850.\n\nSIR,—Your letter, dated 25th instant, addressed to Dr Bowring and all the foreign Consuls here, on behalf of the Committee formed at Hongkong for assisting the views of H.B.M.'s Commission for the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations to be held in London in 1851, has been communicated to us, and the letter which Dr Bowring proposes to write to you in reply will inform you how warm has been the interest exhibited here on the same subject at a Meeting held at the British Consulate on the 25th inst., when a Committee of Canton residents was formed and plans organised for the better carrying into effect the views of the meeting.\n\nWe would beg to refer to Dr Bowring's reply in which we fully concur, and hope an active and friendly co-operation of the Hongkong and Canton Committees, along with other Committees formed in other parts of China, will tend to offer interesting and complete contributions towards the realization of the grand plan in view.—We are, Sir, your most obedient servants,\n\nROBERT S. STURGIS, for R.B. FORBES,\n\nU.S. Vice-Consul\n\nROBERT BROWNE,\n\nH.B.M. Consul.\n\nH.G.T. REYNVAAN,\n\nVice-Consul de France.\n\nW.W. PARKIN,\n\nPeruvian Consul.\n\nRICHARD CARLOWITZ,\n\nPrussian Consul.\n\nTO\n\nArch. Campbell, Esq.,\n\nHongkong.\n\nPage 43", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230627, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG, 6th July, 1850.\n\nJOHN BOWRING, Esq., LL.D., Chairman of the Canton Committee.\n\nSIR, The absence of two of our Committee has prevented us acknowledging sooner the receipt of your letter of 27th, in reply to ours of the 25th ultimo, as also of the letter handed us through you, from the other Consuls at Canton.\n\nIt is with much pleasure we learn that such active measures had already been adopted by the Foreign Community in furtherance of the object respecting which we were induced to address you, and that our suggestions and wishes relating thereto, had in a great measure been anticipated.\n\nYou will perceive by our previous letter, addressed to you in your Consular capacity, that we always considered that details and other measures must necessarily be left to Committees formed at the places where selections of articles had to be made, but we see no reason to modify our views, and agreeing with those expressed at the Meeting held here, that there should be one Central Authority for all China, as most approaching the rules laid down by the Commissioners in London, and being consequently a measure most likely, under the circumstances, to meet with their favourable interpretation.\n\nIt was also the opinion that the adoption of such a measure would remove the objection and necessity of residents at our Five Ports acting independently of those at the others, and give to the exertions that might be made by all, that character of unanimity and combination so desirable, and most likely to lead to a satisfactory result; and we trust, Sir, with you, that the purpose so nobly and generously conceived by the consort of H. B. Majesty, will be carried out here in the same spirit.\n\nThe Meeting that was announced here on the 13th, and which took place on the 24th of last month, was not in consequence of any intimation from the Government of this settlement; it was not until the Meeting had assembled, that we were made acquainted that any instructions had been received from home; and we were not even then aware that your attention had, through Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary here, been directed to the subject.\n\nWe were appointed as a Committee to act in the only manner in which it was thought we could be of use; at the same time it is very far from our wish to be considered the Central Authority, if it is thought desirable to place it elsewhere.\n\nWe and others here are only anxious that a Central Authority generally, and if possible officially, recognised, should exist somewhere; and that for the purposes of the Exhibition, there should be a common fund, both being requisite in our opinion to the effectual carrying out of the object in which we are all interested. But we think that the circumstance of Canton acting independently of Shanghae and other places, will rather tend to defeat than promote that object, and by no means give to the undertaking the appearance and character which we had hoped it would have assumed.\n\nIf however you can succeed, as you think you will, in obtaining the recognition of your Committee as the Central Authority for China, by the Viceroy of Canton, the difficulty will be removed; and we shall then be glad to afford all the cooperation and assistance in our power. We have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obedient servants,\n\nF. T. BUSH.\n\nCHARLES J. F. STUART.\n\nA. CAMPBELL.\n\n[MR EDGER, absent.]\n\nCANTON, 16th July, 1850.\n\nMessrs F. T. BUSH, C. J. F. STUART, A. CAMPBELL,\n\nHonourable J. F. EDGER.\n\nGENTLEMEN,-At a Public Meeting of the Community held at the British Consulate on the 9th instant, relative to the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851, your letter of the 6th July to Dr Bowring, H. B. M. Consul, was read, and transferred to the Corresponding Committee.\n\nAs Chairman of that Committee, the pleasing duty devolves upon me to express to you the satisfaction that the community here have felt at the interest that their Hongkong friends are taking in the proposed contribution to the Exhibition.\n\nThe Committee here do not doubt, from the zeal displayed, that the object will be carried out satisfactorily, and they will at an early day enter into correspondence with the London Commissioners through H.B.M. Plenipotentiary for the purpose of having articles sent from China, properly admitted to the Exhibition, and of explaining to them the anomalous position of the Foreign Community regarding any recognition of their acts by the Government of this country.\n\nYou are in error, it is thought, in supposing that Dr Bowring, in his correspondence with the Authorities in Canton, expected to obtain a recognition of the Committee here as a Central Authority, as his communications with those officials were only in the form of a notice of the intended Exhibition, in conformity with instructions that he had received from H. B. M. Government.\n\nThe Committee here will be pleased to have the Hongkong Community cooperate with them in carrying out the object in which they are engaged, and do not doubt that the well-known liberality of that community will be shewn in this case as it has been in all others. The Finance Committee here have already raised a considerable sum, and the Subscription List will soon be sent to your place.\n\nThe Committee have notified the Shanghae and Amoy Community through the Consuls and others at those Ports, of the steps that have been taken here, and have intimated to the former that they should leave them to act independently regarding funds, and the collection of articles they might wish to send to the Exhibition, but have expressed their readiness to forward such articles, should they wish to have them sent from this.\n\nThe arrival of the mail, and my absence from Canton for the past four days, has prevented me from having the pleasure of replying to your communication sooner.-I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,\n\nW. W. PARKIN, Chairman Corresponding Committee.\n\nW. W. PARKIN, Esq., Chairman of the Corresponding Committee.\n\nSIR, We have to acknowledge your letter of the 16th instant, in reply to our last communication to Dr Bowring, which was referred by him to the Corresponding Committee.\n\nWe observe that it is the intention of your Committee at an early date to enter into correspondence with the London Commissioners for the purpose of having the articles sent from China properly admitted to the Exhibition, and we regret to learn that our anticipations as to the result of Dr Bowring's communications with the Chinese Authorities have not been realized.\n\nWe also observe that your Committee have notified to the Shanghae and Amoy Communities, your readiness to forward such articles as they may wish sent for Exhibition, and that you leave them to collect their own funds and specimens.\n\nWe differ from your Committee as to the soundness of the principle involved in paragraph 6 of your letter under reply, namely, that the Committees at the different Ports should act independently of each other; as it will tend, we think, in many ways to lessen the value of the China contribution; but we have no doubt that your Committee have strong reasons for the course they are adopting.\n\nIn conclusion, we feel that, except as a Central Committee to correspond with the London Commissioners and advise with the Committees formed at the Consular Ports, and, as it were, to combine the efforts of the various foreign Communities, we cannot be of any great service in the good cause; and as your Committee have undertaken these duties, we have much pleasure in leaving them in your hands, trusting that this important and interesting work may be carried out in a manner to reflect credit on the Foreign Community of China, and worthy of the Exhibition. We remain, Sir, your obedient servants,\n\nC. J. F. STUART\n\nJ. F. EDGER.\n\nA. CAMPBELL.\n\nF. T. BUSH.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 269997, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "page_number": 212, "title": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "content_text": "Colonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong, 25th May, 1867.\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt\n\nof your communication of the 15th instant together with the copy of a letter bearing date\n\nthe 12th April 1865 addressed to the then Assistant Commry General by the then\n\nActing Attorney General.\n\nYour letter, communication and the aforesaid copy\n\nwere in due course submitted to the Governor.\n\nHis Excellency has instructed me\n\nto state that in his opinion the solution of\n\nParkin Wilkinson Shaw\n\nActing D. A. G.\n\n \n\nEX.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 454205, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6]", "page_number": 419, "title": "CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6]", "content_text": "## \nbut it is not desirable that he was rumored from his present post. Mr. Goldsmith is considerably senior to Mr. Biden it is of importance that on the inauguration of the Larger scheme he is entrusted. Mr. Goldsmith is of sufficient importance to step, I should not object to the grant of him of acting allowance to moderate the scheme to which you refer in para 5, 29. I dispatch you that Mr. Biden & supersede Mr. Goldsmith & Mr. Parkin.\n\nIn this connection, I do not consider that there is sufficient ground for a passing remark on Mr. Biden. In my opinion, the proper course will be to promote Mr. Biden as an Assistant Engineer in place of Mr. Parkin and to have him act in his present post. If, in your judgment, the amount of work in connection with the construction and maintenance of roads etc. which he is in charge of is considerable.\n\n* \"Consideration of the question & the grant of an allowance to Mr. Perkins may, in my opinion, be deferred until there is a reasonable prospect of the inauguration of the Larger scheme.\"\n\n54. I may add that Mr. Parkin's promotion is to take effect from the date of Mr. Fisher's retirement. I am not aware why the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463090, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 182, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "## \n\nNothing is known of it except by the comparatively few persons immediately concerned. The work is, however, important and necessary. It entails much care, thought, study and frequently long hours, besides which one who would be successful in it must be trained in it for no one could take over the duties and perform them satisfactorily without a considerable amount of training.\n\n(0) Whether an officer be engaged on construction or maintenance, in the practice of Architecture or Engineering, or in Administrative work, provided he performs his duties faithfully he should not be debarred from his right to seniority and promotion.\n\n(d) I have endeavoured at all times to do my work as it should be done.\n\nI have not spared myself in the service of the Government for during the greater part of the period of my service the Building Ordinance Office has been understaffed necessitating much overtime (to this and to the satisfactory way in which I believe I have performed my various duties both Mr. Parkin and Mr. Wright, the former and the present Executive Engineer in charge, will be able to testify).\n\nI have rendered myself capable of carrying on in the absence of the Executive Engineer in charge, the administration of a somewhat complicated Ordinance and of discharging the manifold duties arising therefrom and connected with the office.\n\nIn conclusion I would add that: -\n\n(a) I resigned a post on the Civil Staff of the Royal Engineers, where my salary was approximately £500.0.0. per annum, to take up my present appointment believing that in ordinary course of events I should obtain promotion which would ultimately compensate me for my financial loss.\n\n(b) I have been led to expect that promotion would come in due course.\n\n(c) I have been in the service of the Imperial and Colonial Governments for over 13 years, and\n\n(d) it seems hard that a man junior in the service as well as...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 485162, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920", "page_number": 104, "title": "CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n21235\n\n21235\n\nREF\n\nTRE 27 APP_0\n\nCables at home hand.\n\n100\n\nOlenti\n\n1920\n\n34 April\n\nast previous Paper.\n\n13865\n\nho. esse dr. from Ineson. Preces harder-Rides\n\n• parkin of a cable laid in 1918 mother in course of conching to Prathi eifen in\n\navartakes\n\nin.\n\n(green wors for retim)\n\nAugḍ\n\n20 may:\n\n20.\n\n2.0.\n\n23652\n\nMr. Pet.\n\nCopy\n\ncopy\n\nauchl. (wilt küpremes in vis. for\n\nKhun)\n\n6 wo.\n\nwo, asking whether the inter contained\n\nto sufferent for their Jupine\n\nKat\n\nand adding\n\nif any further purtiartars are required, it will be\n\nbecessmy for no to refer to\n\nno to refer to the Colony.\n\nCfA. 28/4/1920.\n\n30/4/20 alonce\n\nIt subsequent Paper.\n\n23652 407\n\nw-1_h) Wt, 26689-35 50,000 11/19 H. St. G. 122/ 41.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488313, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "content_text": "All communications should be addressed to- \n\n**ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, THE DIRECTOR** \n\n50 \n\nKEW, SURREY. \n\n27th August, 1923. \n\nDear Mr Paskin, \n\nMany thanks for your letter of August 24th enclosing particulars of the vacancy in the Botanical and Forestry Department Hong Kong. I have forwarded a copy to Mr Green and am taking steps to find likely candidates here and will let Mr Green know about them in the course of a few days. I am sorry I cannot give you Mr Green's London address as he does not seem to have left it here. \n\nYours very truly, \nArthur Hill \nDirector, \n\nMr Paskin, \nM.C., \nColonial Office, \nDowning Street, \nS.W.1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492487, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "page_number": 417, "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "content_text": "MINUTES,\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE, W.C. FORM 2. Minute Sheet.\n\nPage 370\n\nuntil the beginning of Oct. & that of the off wish to confer with him will finish CA and points asked to Luch he is able. assist and copies cones to hi 9. Guide J.C.C. S.RO. Wh. Frawdy.\n\n(1) WWL.J. Harding } LFF. Ry. 1. om 104171 J.J.P. 13/6. fell 19 fine. I (4) any teame Kitu is wo Cetrict decision get- a. ade do ust Kurs Efricbelly abetten It.U. station is to the deferred not.\n\n(3) a disp. is promised by Mi Savanor. CAM They can ... be wo angener ttus No. Sir G. Grindle. A decision on this question by the Cabinet may be shortly expected.\n\nMr. Churchill has circulated to the Cabinet a memorandum the L.C.C. (C.P. 4003) containing proposals to meet the new situation created by the change of plans of the Commonwealth + India. Mr. Churchill endorses the recommendations of Ti L.C.C., which include a suggestion that the decision of erect a station at Hong Kong be reconsidered.\n\nJRC. 16.6.22. 12. Llewellyn 0/w Thesis wich. Awaz I Mapila Kar best M it to Ju tu moment about fel. - * / and suggest that it wait to hot Harduigi rethven, if you see us objection.\n\nXCR(85)72 J. Chancellor to see GG /6.6.22. Course Paskin brooves (as modified) Anchores. It may be useful in any Case for 0/w. touch with (it will\n\n1. Chancellor for bri is given 1 it hin 60/W.) FA20/6/22 106). WL37,4, 5000. 12/19 Gp.164, A.SE,W, A&E, W.\n\nPage 370", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493568, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922", "page_number": 476, "title": "CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922", "content_text": "MINUTES.\n\ndon't\n\ndon't think we need object.\n\nI have suggested that it might be better to defer action until I have had the opportunity of discussing the position with Smith.\n\nSee the Hutchins letter of 19/2. I have seen the South ... reply of 23/2.\n\nM. Parkin\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\n\nI informed you verbally that Hutchison of ... would like to discuss a matter relating to the importation of ... You agreed to represent this Dept.\n\nI had a short talk with Smith about this. He considers that there is quite a need for amendment, the ... Law was passed in ... days when ... was an entrepôt for ...\n\nThe situation has changed considerably since then. ... is anxious to have the Law amended to facilitate the suppression of illicit traffic from the Persian ...\n\nI presume the proper course will be to assist in exploring what amendments in the law will be beneficial.\n\nSubmit conclusions to an ...\n\nJ.J.P. 7/3.\n\n8/3.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494199, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 591, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "IMON\n\n! \n\n584\n\n! \n\nWould\n\nlegitimately be given at the Persian port as the destination of a consignment of opium will be those in which the opium was bound for the Opium Monopoly. If I recollect rightly, however, the Government Monopoly obtains all its opium from India and none from Persia. Could you kindly tell me if this is a correct account of the situation? If so, and if this illicit traffic between the Persian ports and the Far East is to be stopped, the only course would seem to be to empower our Consular officer, before granting clearance, to require the master of the ship to state in an affidavit the real destination of the opium; to require him to produce the certificate of the Government of the country of destination authorising the importation; and to enter into a bond for the delivery of the opium at that destination. I am not sure whether the Foreign Office powers will extend as far as this, but before discussing the matter with them I should like to be quite sure as to the situation in Hong Kong. If you could spare a few minutes to run in here and talk the matter over with me tomorrow or Friday, I should be very pleased.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nClayton Delevigne\n\nJ.J. Paskin, Esq., C.C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 497171, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "page_number": 417, "title": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "content_text": "# Hotel Metropole, Geneva.\n## 20 September, 1923.\n\nDear Paskin,\n\nIn continuation of my letter of the 15th September, I am sending you under separate cover a dozen copies each of the Minutes and Report of the Fifth Session of the Opium Advisory Committee.\n\nDelevigne has not been able to get copies of van Wettum's Memorandum, but the latter has promised to send them when he gets back to Holland.\n\nI am also enclosing a copy of the draft report to the Council which is being discussed by the Fifth Committee at the present moment.\n\nYou have of course seen the telegraphic correspondence between Delevigne and Grindle. At yesterday's meeting of the Committee Gilbert Murray, having been moved to do so by certain parties, got up and proposed the following resolution in place of that contained in Mlle. Bonnevie's Report: -\n\n\"The Assembly expresses its deep appreciation of the very valuable work done by the Advisory Committee on the Traffic in Opium and other Dangerous Drugs; adopts its reports and resolutions, and asks the Council to call a Conference of representatives with plenipotentiary powers of the States indicated in Resolution I in order to put these resolutions into effect. \"The Assembly expresses the hope that the Council will take measures to call this Conference in time to receive a report of its action before the next Assembly, and that it will authorise the Secretariat to gather and coordinate the necessary information and to make the other material arrangements requisite for the Conference\".\n\nFrance supported this proposal for a single Conference and proposed that it should be held at Washington; Persia proposed Tehran.\n\nMrs. Lyttelton, our representative, pressed our view of two, not the one, conferences; India had other amendments, and in the end a sub-committee was appointed to try and reach some conclusion. We kept in reserve the possible admission of the United States to the Far Eastern Conference.\n\nThe sub-committee was, I understand, somewhat of a dog fight; roughly speaking they are suggesting to the Committee a Far Eastern Conference to meet under the auspices of the League wherever the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498358, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "content_text": "# MINUTES\n\nNot a vice to the It's secondment. This latter course would appear the only really equitable way of treating him. This is especially urgent in the case of transfer from the Colony. The system of secondment for a probationary period is considered to be much better from the point of view of the Colour Lam... \n\nAs apart from the view of re-appointment to Public Home, the expenses of appointing purchaser Mr. Fishbeam, MA, as per J. Harding's minute `7057/08`, is for London, whether now this be taken over by Unity Home or not.\n\nIn this connection, it was stated that (also in connection with the appt. of E.P.D. official) it was aware that the be ui conection with a Colour Mulitany officer serving where a Colour... already in post was expected to donne.\n\n## MINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE\n\nThis is evidently the Elder Brethren 26. The Parkin he made regarding Ca. & understands that not being Ch of premises off Mnity Homan, they did not put in you secondment to the Houn, assuming (though) that arrangement similar to those with `GRO` applied in all cases from Home Defels.\n\nTo Unity Home `QB15` beforet. At once 16 to be repois the out a whief.\n\n... Lending \n| 87.6 | 9/1 | \n| --- | --- | \n| 172811 | 1802427 | 90,000 | 17-O |\n\nUnder the recent arrangement with Antecinctly, Buch expenses are to be paid by the Colony in the case...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498453, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "page_number": 122, "title": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "content_text": "## SECRET \n\nYou paid out that \n\nThe practice has been carried on with impunity in Denis' jurisdiction and in the Bund, with resulting abuses. It may be, thus, and this is the point on which criticism is most insistent. The practice, which after all is its best defence, is openly carried on, and was generally acquiesced in. \n\nThe stipendiary magistrate could of course be enjoined at any moment to take action. The Hong Kong government is not allowed to take drastic action.\n\nTo strengthen rumours of his office of J.P. and his solicitor's allegiance seem strong suspicions, in view of the fact that an offence in handling can at present be pleaded. He gives no information about his transactions.\n\n### 13th June, 1924 \n\nDear Paskin,\n\nThank you for your note of the 11th about the despatch to Hong Kong in Nemazee's case. The alteration you propose seems to be quite right.\n\nYours sincerely,\nMalcolm Delevigne\n\nJ.J. Paskin, Esq., M.C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499280, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "page_number": 389, "title": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "content_text": "## MINUTES\n### MINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\n\nHer. Parkin \nWe have discussed. We were not appointed a Committee, but that can be got round anyway. We agreed that the best course was to draft a letter and ask those who were to sign it to inquire whether they are agreeable.\n\nSir E. Grindle and Capt. Domkin were both prepared to sign the draft. \nFletcher of H.S. was also asked.\n\nIf there are no objections to the alterations, please sign. \nC.D. will prepare a fair copy for circulation for signature.\n\n### Objections to the Alterations\n\nIf there are any objections to the alterations and if so whether they would like a meeting to discuss them. A meeting would have to be early in December to catch Mr. Gethles.\n\nIf no objections, please sign by 22.11.24.\n\n28/x. \n8.8.28.11.44 \n(with 3 flansas) \n`55403` \n28 NOV fee.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499399, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "page_number": 508, "title": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "content_text": "# \n\nthis would be an unprecedented and very undesirable step. An extension for one, two or at the most 3 years would seem the right course.\n\nSo far as the Far East Department are concerned we should have no serious objection to the prolongation of his term. He has been an able and a firm though sometimes hard and arbitrary Governor, and has shown himself in particular a competent financier. That he has found favour with the Unofficials is clear enough from this telegram and from the petition in `13438/24`.\n\nUnfortunately he has been far from finding favour with the Foreign Office. In December 1923 Lord Curzon in a private letter pressed for his speedy removal from Hong Kong see `62381/23`. This resulted in a very serious telegram being sent to the Governor on the 22nd of December (`62381/23`) which should be read with the Governor's telegram of the 29th of December (`63029/23`) and the minutes thereon.\n\nThe Foreign Office did not return to the charge directly, but in a visit to Sir H. Lambert some little time ago (?)Mr. Wellesley asked that the Foreign Office might be consulted before a fresh appointment was made to Hong Kong. Sir H. Lambert would not agree to official consultation but agreed to do so privately if the matter fell to be dealt with by him. I am afraid that there can be no doubt that Foreign Office will be against any prolongation of Sir E. Stubbs' term and strongly so against any long extension.\n\nSir E. Stubbs has also irritated the Home Office here by his attitude on the opium question and by the tone of his despatches. Mr. Fletcher, Assistant Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong, who is the Governor's closest friend and supporter and who is now at Geneva to help the British delegate has (I learn from Mr. Paskin) unnecessarily developed strained relations with Sir M. Delevingne.\n\nI feel bound to say that tact judgment and moderation do not characterise the Government of Hong Kong as now constituted and to part Sir E. Stubbs from Mr. Fletcher would be in the public interest (Sir C. Severn, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong retires next year, and Sir E. Stubbs has already made every effort to secure the succession of Mr. Fletcher).\n\nA.E.C. \n18/11/24. \n497", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499857, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## 250\n\n(3) `Gov.3241/24. Doms.H.K.` from which it will be seen that the Hong Kong Government was authorised to permit the recruitment of Chinese indentured labour for the pearl fisheries of Western Australia. From `Gov/62550/23` however it will be seen that these coolies were to be recruited on terms similar to those engaged for Samoa and Nauru, and it appears from papers that this was not regarded as indentured labour (see `2493/25` under (2) above).\n\nThese examples seem amply to bear out my view at B. I am the more inclined to avoid unfriendly treatment of Sarawak in view of the readiness displayed by the Sarawak Government to meet the wishes of His Majesty's Government on the Opium question (they have gone much further than Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements are prepared to do); and in view of the impression which Mr. Beatty and I got in the course of conversations with Captain Brooke at Geneva that the Government of Sarawak is carried on with due regard to the susceptibilities of the Chinese.\n\nIt seems to me that the proper course is for the conditions offered by Sarawak to be examined in a friendly manner with the Sarawak Government with a view to their further revision (if such is required), in order to remove the taint of indenture.\n\nI am afraid that I am not (and have been prevented by pressure of work from making myself) acquainted with the subject of indentured labour and I am not very clear as to where exactly \"free\" labour ends and indentured labour begins. It seems to me, however, that the negotiations might well be left to the Hong Kong Government.\n\n`Br. Agent 33061/N. Borneo` seems to indicate that, without waiting for the Secretary of State's concurrence, the Hong Kong Government has allowed some coolies to leave for Sarawak; and it is possible that Hong Kong may regard the last sentence of draft in `25638` as conveying the Secretary of State's sanction to proceed.\n\nI would send `28544` (without enclosure he has already had) to British Agent asking him to inform the Government of Sarawak that the Secretary of State has learnt with satisfaction of the readiness displayed by that Government to amend the conditions of service which were regarded as objectionable; that Secretary of State has no doubt that the Sarawak Government will be quite ready to conform to the policy adopted in the Far Eastern Colonies, (viz. the abolition of indentured labour) and will be prepared to agree to such further amendments of the conditions of labour as may be necessary to secure this; and that Secretary of State is prepared to leave the actual terms to be settled between Sarawak and Hong Kong, and that, provided the conditions are so amended to the satisfaction of the Hong Kong Government, the Secretary of State has no objection to that Government assisting in the recruitment of labour for Sarawak.\n\nand copy to Hong Kong short draft \nand copy to Sarawak Government Office LF.\n\nJ.J. Paskin \n7/8/25\n\n`33061` indicates that labourers are being already sent from H. Kong to Sarawak. I am inclined to take no action, unless the flow of H.K. ... presses me to give a ruling as to the extent to which the system of recruitment at H.K. may ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500195, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 599, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## FROM \n1925 \n\n**FOR CIRCULATION** :— \n\nMr. \nMr. \nMr. \nAsst. U.S. of S. \nPark U.S. of S. ACB. \nSecretary of State. \nKarp \n\nHONG KONG \n**DATE** \n10 July \n\nRef. \nK.A. \nS.O. \n38829 \n11 AU 20 \n\nthe further course of events in connection with \n24 April 1923, should be merged in any further \nwork which they may undertake in connection \nwith the harbour scheme, and in view of this \ndecision you should now pay to them the sum \nof £570 being the difference between the \namount already paid (£3430) and the total \nfee (£6860) less the portion which is to be \nmerged in future charges. \n\n3. You should then refer to them the \nmatter dealt with in the Governor's despatch \nNo.279 of the 4th of July. \n4. `(vide m 30404/24)`. \n`(36757)`. \n\nBefore, however, referring to the various \nmatters dealt with in the Governor's despatch No.282 \nto the Consulting Engineers, I am to request that \nyou will furnish this Department with your views on \nthe Governor's proposals generally. \nYou are, however, at liberty to inform the Consulting Engineers that further \nreferences in connection with the scheme are in \ncontemplation. \n\nI am, etc. \n`(36761)`.... \n`(890)` J. J. Paskin \nfor Under Secretary \nof State. \n\n**Previous Paper** \nThis is \n1 \nG.R. \n36688 \ngraphy (w/out bulo) FO - 1 3 kuu 1926. Kora, \n\n**Subsequent Paper** \n36708 \nat once \n`(334913)` WL. 17813/38 Gp. 140 50060 12-24 W & S Ltd., \n\n## MINUTES \n...the second chapter of the \nYou's report first \nHad the \n16 1th strike. the \nSabots \nmein in 34204 \n\nThe Foreclosure specifics of the contingency \nregulations which he found it necessary \nto issue (each 2) \nincluding \nKor \na \n...which provided flogging \npunishment for intimidation, seditious \npublications \nand ... \nand \nThe grave offences. `(M2 399)` \nwhich have since been \nvalidated by special Ordinance. \n\n# \nIt is noteworthy \nLate Gims \n...copy fo \n154 \nLo has sold Mary \nComa Cobus \nwill the stake \nIts wetons encll. Is Fo. \nfor men ref \nA. E. Collins \n5.10.15 \n13 AUG 1925 \n\nOn 34204. LF \n13.925 \n...X Sr.s. Willin to ven after st...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502208, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "page_number": 455, "title": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "content_text": "Page 442\n\nCOLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,\n\nHONGKONG,\n\n25th July, 1925.\n\nDear Paskin,\n\nI am much obliged for your letter, marked Very Secret, of the 24th June. I have shown it to the Governor, and will report to you in due course if we have any success with the methods described. For the time being the strike has relegated even opium smuggling to the background.\n\nI may take this opportunity to thank you for your letter of the 22nd May, which I ought to have acknowledged before. I will let you have shortly Lloyd's report regarding the Indian opium.\n\nJ. Paskin, Esq., M.C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 504445, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "page_number": 315, "title": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "content_text": "306\n\nto\n\nWith regard to the alteration Page, 4. I called at the office the day before yesterday. Copy from Ellis was accompanied by a drawing. Correspondence by ... dated 11th April 1923 but I will search cases in storage ... to have a copy of the ... If the ... which ... than \"with master-mccaricaro ...\" I have, will ... e forward in due course.\n\nYours sincere.\n\nJ. Paskin\n\nJ\n\nColonial\n\nWhitehall for\n\nE, 254/11.\n\nALL COMMUNICATIONS\n\nTO BE ADDRESSED TO THE\n\nCROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,\n\nTHE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE\n\nDATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.\n\nTELEGRAMS,\"CROWN.LONDON.\" TELEPHONE 7780 VICTORIA.\n\nof the\n\nJ.Paskin Esq, I.C.S. Colonial Office, 9.7.1.\n\n4, MILLBANK,\n\nWESTMINSTER,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\n14th January, 1926.\n\nMy dear Paskin;\n\nI have read the draft notes of the Meeting which was held on January 8th to discuss the Harbour Development Policy at Hongkong and to the best of Anthony's (to whom I have shown the draft) and my recollection, they correctly represent what was said as far as we are concerned, except that I did not mean to imply that the question of professional etiquette would render Mr. Duncan's appointment as Consulting Engineer impossible, but only that it would raise considerable difficulties.\n\nI should like to add however, independently of the record of the Meeting, that it does not seem wise to ask the man who drew up the scheme to also vet it as he would have to do if appointed Consulting Engineer.\n\nAs I have always understood the matter the object of appointing a Consulting Engineer is to safeguard the Secretary of State and to make sure that any money sanctioned for a scheme is wisely spent.\n\nAs I told Grindle we hold no brief for Coodes and if the Colony is not satisfied with them we could no doubt find another first-class firm of Engineers...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 504656, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "page_number": 525, "title": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "content_text": "38\n\nKilled.\n\nOccupations.\n\nBullets.\n\nTrampled.\n\nBullets.\n\nSoldiers Labourers\n\nMerchants\n\nStudents\n\nUnknown\n\nPeddlers\n\nProfessor\n\nApprentice Boy scout Postman Seaman Policeman\n\n26\n\n8\n\n56\n\n&\n\n3\n\nWounded.\n\nTotals.\n\nTrampled.\n\nON KO\n\n2\n\n84\n\n5\n\n16\n\n:\n\n11\n\n29\n\n20\n\n4\n\n1\n\n1\n\n39\n\nkeeping. These had been extracted from patients wounded in that affair. From the nature of the wounds, which were not serious, the patients walking into the hospital and returning to their homes afterwards; the condition of the patients; and from a careful examination of the bullets, it is obvious they were mere ricochets. Furthermore, as you know, The Hague Convention does not allow the use of dumdum bullets. Also samples of bullets used by the Shameen forces, I am told, were given to the consuls of neutral nations.\n\nYou are probably also aware that the French gunboat fired blanks, and not shells nor cannon balls. It would therefore also be wise not to refer to such.\n\nI am glad to see from your list that the great majority of those killed and wounded by bullets were not civilians, but soldiers. Judging by those admitted to this hospital, and from your list, very few of the civilians who were in the procession were injured by bullets, most of the civilians so injured being evidently spectators standing along Shakee as the soldiers were passing.\n\nOf course the wounds received by those on both sides of the canal were severe, because of the shortness of the range. You know that our experience in the treating of gunshot wounds has been considerable.\n\nFaithfully yours,\n\nFortune-teller..\n\n52\n\n(or 30 per cent.)\n\n77\n\n1\n\n1\n\n40\n\n(or 45 per cent.) (or 24 per cent.)\n\nKilled or wounded by bullets: total 129, of whom 82 (or 63 per cent.) were soldiers, of the Whampoa army chiefly; occupation unknown, 14, 11 per cent; merchants, 11, 9 per cent.; labourers, 11, 9 per cent.; students, 5, 4 per cent.; peddlers, 4, 3 per cent.; miscellaneous occupations, 3 persons.\n\nFrom the above analysis and from questioning those civilians who were wounded on that occasion and who were brought to this Canton Hospital for treatment, it would appear that it was the military part of the procession that received practically the whole of the attention of the Shameen forces, as large numbers of soldiers were wounded and killed, whereas very few of the civilians in the procession were wounded or killed, although some were trampled by the crowd. wounded seem to have been spectators lining the route as the soldiers passed their Most of the civilians killed and section of Shakee during the fight.\n\nI shall be glad if you will not publish this statement-it has not yet been made public.\n\nJ. OSCAR THOMSON,\n\nChief Surgeon, Canton Hospital.\n\nANNEX IX.\n\nColonial Office to Foreign Office.-(Received August 5.)\n\n[F3668/194/10]\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street, August 5, 1925.\n\nI AM directed by Mr. Secretary Amery to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr. Secretary Chamberlain, the accompanying copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong, with its enclosures, in regard to the strike in that colony.\n\nI am, &c. (For Under-Secretary of State),\n\nJ. J. PASKIN.\n\nFaithfully yours,\n\nJ. ÓSCAR THOMSON,\n\nChief Surgeon, Canton Hospital.\n\n(Confidential.)\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure.\n\nSir R. H. Stubbs to Mr. Amery.\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\nDr. J. 0. Thomson to Mr. Lei Ying Lam, Member, Commission of Investigation, Shameen-Shakee Affair of June 23, 1925.\n\nDear Mr. Lei,\n\nCanton Hospital, August 31, 1925.\n\nI AM returning to you herewith the proof sheets of the lists of the Chinese who were killed, wounded or hurt upon the occasion of the Shameen-Shakke affair of the 23rd June, which you asked me terminology. This I have done, and I have made some corrections in the medical to proof-read, especially with reference to the\n\nterms.\n\nYou will also note that I have made some other corrections. For instance, I have crossed out the several references to \"dumdum, or soft-nosed bullets.\" admitted to this hospital were carefully examined by myself and by one at least of the All cases Chinese surgeons.\n\nAll patients that had retained bullets or had fractured bones were X-rayed. The bullets extracted were also carefully examined. After this had been done, on the 25th June I received a letter from Dr. C. C. Wu, who was then Secretary for Foreign Affairs, enquiring as to the nature of the wounds, and whether there was any evidence of \"dumdums\" being used. I replied officially that we had seen no evidence of dumdum bullets being used or of wounds being caused by them. no cause to change our minds.\n\nWe have Several ricochet bullets were borrowed from this hospital by the police department upon their promise to return them to us for safe\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong, June 26, 1925.\n\nWITH reference to my telegram of the 26th June, I have the honour to report the course of events in connection with the strike situation.\n\n2. The Shanghai incident, so far as could be seen, was entirely disregarded by the Chinese in the colony. The Cantonese were in any event too busy with their own affairs, as they were about to make a supreme effort to oust the Yunnanese troops from Canton, an effort which was successfully accomplished on the 12th June. Mr. C. C. Wu, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Canton, Mr. Foo Ping-sheung, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Sun Fo, son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, were passing through Hong Kong at the time, on their way from Swatow to Canton, and, with my permission, they were met informally at the house of one of the Chinese members of the Legislative Council by Mr. Tratman, Acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and Mr. Fletcher, Assistant Colonial Secretary. They professed an attitude of sincere friendship towards Hong Kong, and they appeared to be confident that they would be able to control the situation in Canton. It was suggested to them that the cumulative effect of the assistance already accepted from Russia in the shape of arms, money, Russian officers and Russian-trained cadets would be such that, in the event of a victory over the Yunnanese, the Red element in the Cantonese army might become the master instead of the servant of the Canton Government; but they appeared to be satisfied that such would not be the case. The event has proved otherwise, and for the time being at any rate Communist counsels prevail.\n\n3. The strike which has been organised in Hong Kong is entirely due to these Communist agitators in Canton. They have, of course, taken the Shanghai incident as their pretext, but they have found the Cantonese for the most part entirely\n\n514", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 505119, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926", "content_text": "Certainly rather desirable. Though it is certainly uncouth at present.\n\nPrinting Dept\n\nAny Post?\n\nNo. Clutterbuck\n\nSimple\n\nTh Clutterbuck\n\n2574\n\nFrom the P.D. point of view, the clearer course will be to obtain revises of the matter already printed (Nos. 1 to 19). This procedure will avoid possible errors appearing in the press copies through type incorrectly recomposed after being separated for printing copies of the one item.\n\nTRA/P.D. 27/10/26.\n\nThen proceed as originally proposed and the Printing Dept will authority proceed as above.\n\nClutterbuck\n\n27/11\n\nShall of course have to explain 18th Service Dept.\n\nMr. Clutterbuck.\n\nTen revises of Nos. 1-19 herewith for distribution as in your minute.\n\n5 shall use, 9/11 and for reference, if required, in the C.O.\n\nTRA/P.D. 22/12/26.\n\nCopy retained and copy given K.M. Parkin.\n\nHow distribute. Shall draft sent to F.O., A.S.W.O., A/M, C.O. explaining that the final contains S.O.'s Supp. for the period Oct 30 to Dec 31st 1925 and 1926, and drawing special attention to Notification that further supply of despatch in ...\n\nAdd that a selection is being printed and that it is also proposed that such prints will be forwarded as soon as available for distribution and reference at once.\n\nM. Beitch\n\nTAX 22/12\n\nI think we should send 3 copies to F.M.S. for information.\n\nClutterbuck\n\nJ. (handwritten note: this is a first instalment)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 505846, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-498-1 Indepartmental conference on Piracy- report 12-1-1926 - 20-4-1926", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-498-1 Indepartmental conference on Piracy- report 12-1-1926 - 20-4-1926", "content_text": "TELEGRAMS: SHIPMINDER, PARL, LONDON. TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 8740.\n\nNATIONAL\n\nFOR\n\nScheme\n\nED MEN\n\nDISABLED\n\nMERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT,\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n3, SANCTUARY BUILDINGS,\n\nGREAT SMITH STREET,\n\nLONDON, S.W.1.\n\n9th March, 1926.\n\nDear Paskin,\n\nThe draft despatches enclosed with\n\nyour letter C.1003/26 of the 27th February have\n\nnow been examined in the Department and we shall\n\nbe prepared to approve them officially when\n\nthey are sent to us in due course.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nJ.Paskin, Esq.,\n\nH. Leak", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-498-1 Indepartmental conference on Piracy- report 12-1-1926 - 20-4-1926.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 506203, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-498-18 Activities of Haji Muhammad Hasan Namazi- connection with the opium traffic 5-5-1926 - 24-12-1926", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-498-18 Activities of Haji Muhammad Hasan Namazi- connection with the opium traffic 5-5-1926 - 24-12-1926", "content_text": "(F5489/5/87)\n\nMi Packer \n18616 515\n\n**FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.** \n22nd December, 1926.\n\nDear Paskin,\n\nWe have no observations to offer on the draft despatch to Hongkong about Nemazee, enclosed in your letter No. `C/F/13188/26` of December 11th. We should like to have a copy of it in its final form so that we may send the correspondence to Tehran and Bushire.\n\nIt will of course not be necessary for you to send us officially another copy of the Governor's despatch of October 27th last.\n\nYours sincerely,\nW. Shang\n\nJ. J. Paskin, Esq., M.C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-498-18 Activities of Haji Muhammad Hasan Namazi- connection with the opium traffic 5-5-1926 - 24-12-1926.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 508705, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-10 Macao opium traffic 6-12-1926 - 7-12-1927", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-502-10 Macao opium traffic 6-12-1926 - 7-12-1927", "content_text": "S.0.261.\n\nCAM\n\n39.\n\nHome Office,\nWhitehall,\n93 S.W.1.\n\n29th June, 1927.\n\nDear Paskin,\n\nWith regard to Beckett's note of the 25th (`30049/27`) enclosing copy of a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong, there are one or two points in connection with this application from the Government of Macao which seem to me to be curious. First, one would imagine from the terms of the Governor's telegram (the sentence beginning \"Macao Government therefore desire to borrow, etc.\") either that he is unaware of the decision of the Indian Government to supply no more Indian opium to Macao, or else that the Government of Macao have led him to believe that that decision has been reversed and that they are sanguine about to receive supplies of opium from India. Secondly, the Portuguese Government have had many months in which to prepare for the change over from the farm system to the system of the Government Monopoly. They signed and subsequently ratified the Geneva Agreement with a reservation that the provisions requiring the institution of a Government Monopoly should not take effect until the then existing lease to the farmer had run out, and they knew that the lease was going to run out at the end of this month. It seems amazing that knowing all this, they should find themselves without any opium at the moment of the institution of the Government Monopoly.\n\nThe \"normal sources\" from which Macao has been obtaining its opium for some time past have been Persia, and we are not aware that there has been any difficulty in obtaining supplies of opium from Persia. What the \"opposition of vested interests\" has to do with the matter ... of course one cannot tell without much fuller knowledge and facts. There have been rumours, as you know, of grave scandals at Macao in connection with the opium question, but we are without full or...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-10 Macao opium traffic 6-12-1926 - 7-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 508706, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-10 Macao opium traffic 6-12-1926 - 7-12-1927", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-502-10 Macao opium traffic 6-12-1926 - 7-12-1927", "content_text": "94\n\nI have no exact information as to the present situation there.\n\nHe \n\nI have spoken to Sir Louis Kershaw at the India Office about the application. He does not think they are very much concerned. Like myself, he is deeply suspicious of the authorities at Macao and of all their ways, and he says emphatically that there can be no question of the Indian Government either making good to the Hong Kong Government the amount of Indian opium transferred to Macao or supplying any Indian opium to Macao for the purpose of repaying the loan or for carrying on their Monopoly.\n\nI should be inclined myself to mention the above considerations to the Governor of Hong Kong and to leave it to his discretion to act as he thinks best in the circumstances, as he and his officials are the only people who are thoroughly acquainted with the situation. It is understood, of course, that only a small loan for the immediate necessities at the commencement of the new system on the 1st July would be made, and that it will not be repeated in any case.\n\nYours sincerely,\nMalcolm Delevigne\n\nJ.J. Paskin, Esq.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-10 Macao opium traffic 6-12-1926 - 7-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 508850, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-2 Recognition of passenger certificates- loan of a Marine Surveyor from the Board of Trade to... 6-1-1927 - 25-11-1927", "page_number": 82, "title": "CO129-502-2 Recognition of passenger certificates- loan of a Marine Surveyor from the Board of Trade to... 6-1-1927 - 25-11-1927", "content_text": "**MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT, \nBOARD OF TRADE, \n3, SANCTUARY BUILDINGS, \nGREAT SMITH STREET, \nLONDON, S.W.1.** \n\n19th January, 1927. \n\nDear Mr. Paskin, \n\nThank you for your letter `30042/27` of the 15th January which clears up some of the points regarding the proposed loan of one of our surveyors to the Hong Kong Government. In order that I might see whether we were not quite clear as to the conditions on which the appointment could be offered, I discussed the matter with one of the applicants who is at headquarters and he has raised a number of other points on which he himself would want information before agreeing to go if the appointment were offered to him. In these circumstances the best thing is to clear them out of the way before we go further. \n\nI am accordingly sending you over his manuscript list of questions which you would perhaps return. \n\nAs regards (1), you may know whether it is customary to count the seconded period for increment. The answer to question (2) is of course that the bonus will be subject to the usual fluctuation. (3) is settled so far as you are concerned and we shall have to deal with (4). I gather from your letter that the Colonial allowance will definitely be £300, but I have no idea as to whether you would give any special Colonial outfit allowance. I understand that this would probably be quite a substantial item and if there were no allowance this would have some bearing on an officer's decision to go. \n\nThere is usually a small allowance of 5/- to 10/- a day to officers while on voyage. Is it intended that this should be paid in addition to the free passage and half pay? \n\nI gather that 6% will be deducted from total emoluments if unfurnished Government quarters are provided. If they are not provided, I believe that the allowance given in lieu would not be so much as 6% and would more probably be 4% or 5%. I assume that for purposes of calculation of total Hong Kong emoluments the percentage deduction would not be made if unfurnished quarters are provided by the Government, but I should like to know whether, if an allowance is made in lieu of quarters, that allowance will be included in total emoluments for this purpose; also is the transport allowance a purely local matter to cover local travelling and is it included in total emoluments. \n\nJ.S. Paskin, Esq. \n/Questions", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-2 Recognition of passenger certificates- loan of a Marine Surveyor from the Board of Trade to... 6-1-1927 - 25-11-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 508894, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-4 Acquisition of Kai Tak for an aerodrome- provision of funds 11-1-1927 - 12-5-1927", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-502-4 Acquisition of Kai Tak for an aerodrome- provision of funds 11-1-1927 - 12-5-1927", "content_text": "## assuming Labour aspect.\n\nthat the scheme is sound from the \n\nOur best course \n\n25 \n\nwould appear \n\n(1) to send an interim reply as in `d.h.` \n\n(2) to refer to `ICA` for comment as suggested by Nix Parkin, written from the harbour point of view.\n\nIn the enclosed memo, Nix Parkin makes the point that the `T.I.D.` should not go ahead with the circulation of the native ... We have obtained ... on them and do not achieve actually considered forming a judgment on `C.A. Boon`, and can add proposals both on their merits and from the point of view of the cost involved.\n\nTallulah buck \n8/3 \n9 \n\nI agree except that I am not sure if Mr Parkin's memo emphasises strongly enough the danger of letting the harbour undertakings without sufficient previous investigation.\n\nBeran 73 \n6. Grindlay \nSuprant that if `l.a.` find it admissible to consult `B.T.` as effecting much they will, & `C.E.` in their turn want further intre – Parliamentary draft & `C.B.` for ...\n\n(3) to ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-4 Acquisition of Kai Tak for an aerodrome- provision of funds 11-1-1927 - 12-5-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 509726, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927", "content_text": "# \n\nNemazee is not to be employed by the Gurts. J.B: possessions in the purchase of opening a statement whereby the at... trive to mitigate the strain, except this out to sind.D. in my You said. Also of 10/9/27 caa Wat of the S.J.. I pointed Letter of $12/8/27 (No. 26) See Sin E. Cook's letter in (sub-end. No. 37). No. 38 states that Surawak Rad received L/N or to üdv. but we shall ... مما Que Course midiated mi Knows precisely in reply to No 39. The presumptions М corres wh. I minte 7 12/1/28. have been working in this Committee. No one at the 140. the wh what mens, donat bear summilar warning from the Kin Passin 8 2 Pres. Parkin Veen. Thanks. G.G. J.28 4o To Borneo Confluye.\n\n## Page 7 \n\n... 39)-14 MAR 1928 on 52814/28 ✓", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 509771, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927", "content_text": "# 30046/27 HK\n\n24 \n51 \nPaskin \n6/8/27 \nMr. \nMr. Ellis \nMr. \nMr. E. J. Harding. \nSir C. Strachey, \nSir J. Shuckburgh, \nSir G. Grindle. \nSir C. Dabis. \nSir S. Wilson. \nMr. Ormsby-Gore. \nLord Lovat. \nMr. Amery, \n3 drafts. \n**DRAFT** \nW. J. WORTH, ESQ., \nQuarto for Mr. Paskin's signature. \n**Confidential** \nColonial Office. \n12 August, 1927. \nC. D. R 8-AUG \nD \n**British North Borneo Company** \n\nRelioune 12 AUG 1927 % \nCopy to Sir Malcolm Delevingne with draft herewith and copy to be placed on `File 30801/27` \n**Eastern** \n\nDear Worth,\n\nYou are, of course, aware that most of the Far Eastern Governments (British Colonial and others) which used to get practically the whole of their supplies of opium from India have been compelled to turn to Persia to supplement their restricted supplies of Indian opium. \nThe cumulative effect last year was to create a boom in Persian opium. This is a matter which may well excite comment at Geneva. \nA particularly favourable opportunity", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 510461, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-503-9 Appointment of assistant school mistresses 22-12-1926 - 13-7-1927", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-503-9 Appointment of assistant school mistresses 22-12-1926 - 13-7-1927", "content_text": "Letters should be addressed to \"The Secretary, Office of Special Inquiries & Reports, Board of Education, Whitehall, London, S.W. 1.” and should show the complete postal address and designation of the writer.\n\nTelegraphic Address—\"RENSEIGNE, PARL., LONDON.\" In reply please quote—\"CASIR.\"\n\n**OFFICE OF SPECIAL INQUIRIES & REPORTS, BOARD OF EDUCATION,**\n**45 WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W. 1.**\n\n2nd March, 1927.\n\nS.I.R./C.A. 22/1927.\n\nDear Paskin,\n\nRECEIVED \n3 MAR 1927 COL. OFFICE\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 24th ultimo, it is not easy to say how the present political disturbances in the Far East will react on recruitment for Hong Kong, but to judge by previous experience we should expect candidates with better qualifications than Miss Barth and Miss Ralls to be forthcoming in this country. These ladies both possess the necessary qualifications, however, and I would suggest that they might be interviewed at Malta and notes of the interviews furnished to our Selection Committee. Meanwhile we could advertise all the posts and compare the best candidates, as far as possible, with these two ladies.\n\nWould you please let me know whether this course commends itself to you?\n\nYours sincerely,\nJ. H. Burrows\n\nJ. J. Paskin, Esq., \nColonial Office, \nS.W.1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-503-9 Appointment of assistant school mistresses 22-12-1926 - 13-7-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 510464, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-503-9 Appointment of assistant school mistresses 22-12-1926 - 13-7-1927", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-503-9 Appointment of assistant school mistresses 22-12-1926 - 13-7-1927", "content_text": "48 \n\nIt is abroad that candidates in the Colonies \ndo not receive due consideration. \n\nRelating to Miss Barth & Miss Ralls \nWill you please return the \nenclosed papers in due course. \n\nYours sincerely, \n**(Signed)** J. J. PASKIN", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-503-9 Appointment of assistant school mistresses 22-12-1926 - 13-7-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 512012, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927", "page_number": 88, "title": "CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927", "content_text": "es from \n\n&25. \n\nof Lunham Rd \n\nupper Norwood JE. 19 \n\n \n\n\"Wor \n\n13 \n\n88 \n\nDear Parkin, \n\nI am little afraid that my views as expressed in my letter to you have been misunderstood, in mere efforts at the Committee to support the Hong Kong Govt.\n\nAny forcible course of action will be open to serious objections, but on the whole I still think that the attitude which I tried to adopt (as in my memo - which I wrote for the H.K. Govt. in December '26, a copy of which I sent to you, is the least...\n\n(Nal.on 30811/27 Ex).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 512032, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927", "page_number": 108, "title": "CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927", "content_text": "Approved by all Members.\n\nINTER DEPARTMENTAL OPIUM COMMITTEE.\n\nMinutes of the Third Meeting, held at the Home Office on the 31st October, 1927.\n\nPresent:\n\nSir Malcolm Delevingne (Home Office) Chairman. Sir Gilbert Grindle (Colonial Office), Mr. S.B.B. McElderry (Assistant Colonial Secretary Government of Hongkong),\n\nMr. J.J. Paskin, (Colonial Office)\n\nMr. W. Strang (Foreign Office).\n\nPerrins (Home Office), Secretary.\n\nSir G. Grindle said that the telegram (paraphrase attached: Annexe 1) which had been received from Hongkong in reply to a telegram (also attached: Annexe II) sent as a result of the decision at the last meeting of the Committee, showed that the position resulting from the breakdown of the system of control had become intolerable, and something must at once be done to alter it. If the law was to be enforced the whole population would be in gaol, and as the Government of the Colony could not be asked to build new gaols, he saw no alternative but to approve their scheme of driving the smuggler out of the market.\n\nAt the last meeting it had been noted that the Netherlands East Indies were about to lower the price of opium: he had now heard that the Siamese were considering a similar departure. The Netherlands East Indies and Siam were much better situated than Hongkong to establish an effective control: if they were forced to lower the price how much more justification was there for such a course in Hongkong.\n\nSir M. Delevingne understood that it had been agreed at the last meeting that the position of the Netherlands...\n\nFO 21. 108\n\nUSE Easlum 155.\n\nG3.6, 166/2622. 12. bj · (9428)\n\n5/06 30276/27 [NO. 15]\n\nNO 1 2 236/27 (NO. 77)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 517741, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "page_number": 142, "title": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "content_text": "## 30 \n### 15th April 1929 \n### 145 \n\nDear Sir, \n\nI am desired by Mr. Amery to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th April enclosing a letter from Mrs. Cartwright in regard to the Mui Tsai system in Hong Kong.\n\nThis letter is engaging Mr. Amery's attention and a further communication will be sent to you in the course of a few days.\n\nYours very truly,\nJ.J. Paskin,\nPrivate Secretary.\n\nLieut.-Colonel John Ward, CB., CMG., MP.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 522436, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931", "page_number": 99, "title": "CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931", "content_text": "Mr. Paskin. 5/11.\n\nMr. Ellis.\n\n5/11.\n\n72751/B/39. Hong Kong.\n\nSei G. Grundle at once\n\n5/11\n\nPARAPHRASE telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of Hong Kong,\n\n(Sent 2.35 p.m. 6th November 1930).\n\n9\n\n91\n\nNO.104.\n\nMy telegram 31st October No.101. Chinese Customs Agreement. Printed copy of draft dated Shanghai 26th September is in form of Agreement between Chinese Government and Government of Hong Kong. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has represented that this form is inappropriate. I agree. It appears that alternatives are an agreement between (a) His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and National Government of Republic of China, or (b) Chinese Maritime Customs Administration and Hong Kong. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is strongly in favour of form (a) and I am inclined to agree with this view. I presume you would have no objection. Certain purely formal verbal amendments in text, which would be settled in consultation between Colonial Office and Foreign Office will of course be involved.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531021, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932", "content_text": "decision by higher authority \n\n7 \n\nfor \n\nJes, I gather \n\nThat Seucly hardly does justice to the friction? \n\nHlB \n\n1.1.Jaskin 4.12.31 \n\nJon Martin \n\nthat he has been \n\nresident in H. Kong for \n\nsome time, that \n\nhe has committed no offence against \n\nthe local laws & that the only ground \n\nfor deporting him is that he is \n\ncommunist. \n\nJ. A. Calder \n\n4.8.31 \n\nPersonally I am in favour of sending this man to his native country as the I.O. suggest. \n\nHe is one of the worst agitators who was put into the bag in the round-up following the Lefranc seizure in Shanghai & it is probably only by bad luck that we have not got enough evidence to imprison him for revolutionary activities in Hong Kong. \n\nAll my sporting instincts of course are in favour of letting the man go to Russia instead - in effect handing him over to his enemies, but I think that this is a case for suppressing sentiment. \n\nA revolutionary crime in Annam is really low-down dingy business, including every kind of murder, arson (burning public offices with people in them to death alive) (for details see Secret paper \n943215 attached). In much of this crime Nguyen is personally responsible, it is not in his favour that he has directed the affair from", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 572271, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-588-11 Hong Kong University- cooperation with Lingnam University 31-5-1943 - 18-11-1943", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-588-11 Hong Kong University- cooperation with Lingnam University 31-5-1943 - 18-11-1943", "content_text": "# C.I. \n## LINGNAN \n2 \n\nMr. Rowell. 15/11/43 Sodomel. The Nasmeh. 16/11 \nMr. Paskin. \n16 \nor good 1871, \nMr Thono Thom \n\nI had a visit this morning from Colonel Hoskyns of the U.S. Army by arrangement made through Sir G. Gater's P.-S. He is Chairman of the U.S. Board of Trustees of Lingnan University (Canton). This American university at Canton took refuge in Hong Kong when Canton was overrun by the Japs, and he expressed the fullest appreciation of the full welcome and help given to them by Hong Kong University on that occasion. He has the greatest respect and admiration not only for Hong Kong University but for Dr. Sloss, its Vice Chancellor, in particular.\n\nWhen Hong Kong was overrun Lingnan University had been reconstituting itself in Kukong in Northern Kuangtung. The American Board have plenty of money available, but the trouble, of course, is teaching staff and equipment. He for his part wants particularly to bring up to scratch the medical school of the university, which he says is much below standard in its improvised setting.\n\nThe Americans, he told me, have a similar sort of system as is provided by our G.M.C., for giving special professional recognition to graduates of American universities in China. In the case of the present medical institution at Lingnan they would not think it right to give such recognition, but they hoped in a few months so to improve the standards that it could be further considered. In the meantime", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-588-11 Hong Kong University- cooperation with Lingnam University 31-5-1943 - 18-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 573450, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942", "content_text": "## \n(4282-150) Wt. 38815-61 10,000 12/39 T.S. 695 \n(5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000 2/40 T.S. 695 \n\n53611/3/41.\n\nC. O.\n\nMr. Monson 11.42.\nMr. Paskin 26/48 Br.\nMr.\nSir A. Burns.\nMr. G. L. M. Clauson.\nMr. C. J. Jeffries.\nMr. A. J. Dawe.\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\nPermi. U.S. of S.\nParly. U.S. of S.\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nTHE LORD ELTON.\n\nHe gather from later correspondence which we have... Comment may be made that the Bulk... Chinese students are eligible for providing funds for... to come to... This is wanting...\n\nFor Mr. Gent's signature. 27/4\n\nDowning Street,\nDear Lord Elton,\n28 November, 1942.\n\nThe India Office have sent us copies of the correspondence between yourself and Mr. Amery in which, in your letter of the 2nd July, you suggested that the Rhodes Trustees might be willing to consider the transfer of the offer of Rhodes Trust post-graduate studentships, which was made to Hong Kong University, to students from Chinese Universities.\n\nWe should, of course, not wish in present circumstances to demur from this proposal, but we think however that the Trustees might like to know that some 112 members of the University of Hong Kong have escaped from the Colony since Japanese occupation, and have, with further action...\n\nThese arrangements are to have been made in consultation with... under the general supervision of Professor King, a member of the University staff who himself escaped and is now working in Chinese Universities. The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine is working... under the guidance of Professor King. The students have been placed in Universities in China where credit is being given to them for their studies so far and they will be allowed to complete their degree courses.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 573532, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943", "content_text": "# statutes\n\nThe discussion arranged in the minutes above was held in Mr. Paskin's room this morning. Professor Channon, Dr. Kauntze, Mr. Roberts Wray, and myself being present.\n\nProfessor Channon stated at the outset that he regarded the proposal put in the G.M.C's letter enclosed in `39`, as a retrograde step in medical education since it involved virtually the recognition by the G.M.C. of Chinese degrees and might, if pressed to its logical conclusion, remove incentives of Chinese students to study at Hong Kong in future. Dr. Kauntze thought that the G.M.C. were relying on Dr. King's advice in the matter and that we could, for our part, leave the Executive Committee to raise this point if they so thought fit. What we had received so far was, in fact, only the views of the Registrar.\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray advised us that the legal position of the University in present circumstances might be summed up by saying that it existed but did not operate. Professor Channon pointed out that Universities in this country had, in wartime, practically been given carte blanche to dispense with their statutes by Order in Council, and it was suggested that a preliminary Order in Council, `SRO.1855`, might be made, which would allow for the modification of the Hong Kong University statutes and the constitution here of a Committee which could confer medical degrees on the lines suggested in the G.M.C's letter. Academically, the Committee would have to be guided by the advice of Dr. King, but it would be useful to include on it other interested persons, such as Sir William Peel and Mr. Morse. The Committee might also, I suggest, relieve Mr. Morse of some of the financial responsibilities he has assumed in respect of the University.\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray pointed out that there was already a statute which allowed that persons granted a degree in medicine and surgery need only spend two out of their five years' course at the University of Hong Kong, and Professor Channon strongly urged us to maintain this stipulation for two years' attendance in any regulations we might make for deferred degrees in free China. The problem of the student...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 573549, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943", "content_text": "## \nOn the 26th August Messrs Gent, Paskin, Thorogood, Morse and Scott discussed the financial affairs of the Hong Kong University, the request from the Foreign Office at (64) for repayment from Hong Kong University funds of the amounts expended in 1943 as relief on behalf of University students now in Free China and the requests for assistance at (71) and (75) and also the formation of a Committee to advise generally on Hong Kong University affairs.\n\nMr. Morse explained the present sterling financial position of the University and said that he did so as Manager of the Bank which held the current account and the sterling securities of the University and that he was not an officer of the University in any way although he had at one time been Treasurer thereof.\n\nHe pointed out that although he was sure the University would have every sympathy with its students who had escaped into Free China it was not liable for their maintenance whereas it had essential obligations to its staff — example, salaries and provident fund members of the staff who were interned or P.O.W. - and to the families of some of the staff who had been evacuated from Hong Kong. He was able to give an estimate of such liabilities in respect of salaries and to a lesser extent regarding the provident fund as far as European members were concerned. There would of course also be liabilities to the Chinese staff of which he had no account. At the moment assets and known liabilities approximately balanced but there was no doubt that by the end of the year liabilities would exceed whatever was likely to be available then.\n\nMr. Scott", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 573558, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943", "content_text": "## DRAFT. SEMI-OFFICIAL LETTER.\n\nC.H.M. WILCOX, ESQ., TREASURY.\n\nDear Wilcox,\n\n6 November, 1943.\n\nWill you please refer to Foreign Office official letter `F3258/399/10` of the 17th of July, a copy of which was sent to the Treasury, in which the Foreign Office asked that the cost of relief to Hong Kong University students who escaped to free China, estimated at approximately $13,000 during the year 1943, should be met from the interest on Hong Kong University funds.\n\nIn considering this proposal it is to be borne in mind that there is not at present anyone who is legally in a position to make or to authorise any payment from the University funds which are held by Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.\n\nIt is true that during the emergency period Morse, the Chief Manager of the Bank, felt justified, with our concurrence, in making certain payments from these funds, for example, for the provision of extra dormitory accommodation at certain Chinese Universities extending hospitality to students who have escaped from Hong Kong. In making these payments he was relying on his action being approved in due course by the University.\n\nCopy to be sent to Mr. A.L. Scott, F.O. for infn.\n\n| Ref. | Date | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 2/11/43 | Mr. Paskin |\n| | 3/11/43 | Mr. ... |\n| | | Sir A. Dawe |\n| | | Sir W. Battershill |\n| | | Permt. U.S. of S. |\n| | | Mr. G. E. J. Gent |\n| | | Mr. G. L. M. Clauson |\n| | | Sir C. Jeffries |\n\nPage 5 (64) \n**C.O.** \n**Mr. Thorogood** \n**Parly. U.S. of S.** \n**Secretary of State** \nfor M: Paskin's sing", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-588-9 Hong Kong University- relief work 11-8-1942 - 19-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575068, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-21 Government funds- temporary provisions 23-12-1941 - 4-12-1942", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-590-21 Government funds- temporary provisions 23-12-1941 - 4-12-1942", "content_text": "35 \n\nAugust you said that you had not had the Secretary of State's sanction, given specifically in an official letter, for several items of expenditure since the 26th of December, 1941, but that you have had authority for action conveyed to you in a great many cases by minute, semi-official letter, and otherwise.\n\nIt was agreed at our meeting the other day, that adequately covered authority conveyed in any of these ways could be regarded as sufficient for the purposes of the Order in Council. I suppose no one is likely to raise any objection on this score.\n\nIf it should be found (in the course of an audit or otherwise) that any payments have been made by the Crown Agents without proper authority, we should then have to consider what action ought to be taken to regularise such payments.\n\nIt is not profitable without examining the form in which authority was given on each occasion to say whether, from a strict legal standpoint, it is sufficient for the purposes of the Order in Council.\n\nYours sincerely, \nJ. J. Patsin... \n\n## Corrected to \nJ. J. Patsin -> J. J. Pascin (as per original) \n\nYours sincerely, \nJ. J. Pascin", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-21 Government funds- temporary provisions 23-12-1941 - 4-12-1942.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575175, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "content_text": "# Me Pasken \n\nTo see endo \n\ndratt 56. \n\nxiv Way Tak-kevo \n\na quiet and scholarly \n\nHis only crony of Sir R. Kote woll to Government Intelligence with the rice reserves. \n\nLohiy service. \n\nin connection \n\nI do not recognize clearly any of the Duncan Chiefs. \n\nJ. A. L. Scott (FO) \n\nSeen. \n\n11.20 a.m. 20.10.43 \n\nMi Suit. \n\n187043 19.10.43 \n\n## Extract for B.B.C. Monitoring Report of 18.10.43 \n\nAs far as taken by I kurs This in the protection the Japanese to draw code to replace existing laws M: Waden 24/x the exercise \n\nNLS 29/10. \n\nMr. L. 110 placed them to see to Windham Madras had \n\ncourse them Show me how bad brady ? Purly \n\n## \n21.x 27/1 alum 16", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576178, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944", "content_text": "Mr. Caine.\n\nMr Paskin.\n\nNo.11\n\nHere we have a request from the Foreign Office for a transfer of £250,000 from Hong Kong funds in settlement, on account, of expenditure incurred in Free China from September quarter 1942 to June quarter 1943.\n\nPayments already made in China are:\n\nSeptember quarter 1942 £78,769.14.9\nJanuary and March quarters 1943 £116,529.4.10\n£195,298.19.7\n\nand we are asked to send a further sum towards June quarter expenditure of £54,701.0.5 totalling £250,000.0.0\n\nIt is highly probable that expenditure during June and immediately following quarters will be heavy on account of initial pension and gratuity payments to Government employees, as H.M. Ambassador at 105/55083/43 states that these payments are being held up pending settlement of the question of a special diplomatic exchange rate. Relief is being paid pro tem. and will of course be recoverable at the time of final settlement. We seem to have reached the point where we must consult the Treasury and obtain their assistance in meeting these heavy calls due to the Hong Kong Government's commitments.\n\nIncome is confined to the interest obtained from the Hong Kong Exchange Fund and accumulated since 26th December, 1941 at the rate of £400,000 per annum. The balance in hand on 20th July 1943 was £189,000 approximately.\n\nExpenditure to which we are committed amounts to approximately £800,000 per annum and is itemised generally as follows:\n\nClaims", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576207, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944", "content_text": "TREASURY CHAMBERS, \n\nGREAT GEORGE STREET, \n\nLONDON, S.W.1.\n\nDear Paskin,\n\n4th October, 1943.\n\nWill you please refer to your letter of 7th September which deals with the financial position of Hong Kong and the arrangements which will be necessary for the future in view of the fact that Hong Kong funds are no longer sufficient to meet the obligations falling upon them.\n\nAs you surmise we will be prepared to advance the funds necessary to fill the gap between revenue and expenditure. The necessary advances should be made from the Colonial Office Vote of Credit as a (b) service and need not bear any interest. The whole question of repayment, including the possibility of converting the loan in whole or in part into a free grant would, as you suggest, need to be looked at after the re-establishment of British administration in the Colony.\n\nWe feel that as far as possible the principles of Treasury control over expenditure should follow those normal for a grant-aided Colony. Admittedly the position is somewhat peculiar as it will be the Colonial Office itself who will be acting in the capacity of Trustee for the Hong Kong Government. Nevertheless, your department could furnish rough estimates each year and you have in fact in your letter produced a basis of such an estimate. The important thing, of course, is that we should be in on any new commitment or expenditure of any magnitude. As a matter of fact, you have consulted us in advance on practically all that has taken place up till now, and we feel that you should continue to consult us on all save trivial commitments, at least, for the time being. We should be particularly interested in questions of new appointments, if any, and increases of pay.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nC.H.M. Wilcox.\n\nJ.J. Paskin, Esq.,\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576213, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944", "content_text": "38\n\nwould therefore amount to our controlling ourselves. We could no doubt put down on paper annual estimates of expenditure, but it would be very much a formality, and I am not sure that it would help very much. There are of course agencies overseas incurring expenditure on Hong Kong account, but in form at least they act only on our authorisation. The problem of exactly how to exercise adequate detailed control over these agencies is at present under consideration.\n\nIn these circumstances we should be very grateful for your views as to the proper method of controlling the expenditure. As already indicated, a great deal of it consists of commitments incurred in close consultation with you, and, as already indicated, we have no desire to abandon the practice of getting your consent in every important case.\n\nIt is obviously, however, to all our conveniences to reduce the formalities to a minimum.\n\nYours Sincerely\n\n(Signed) J. J. PASKIN", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576495, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "and Borneo to be in uniform and that they must be in uniform some little time before operations begin. I have put a copy of this letter on this file (ZA). This is the agreed basis on which we are acting and if the War Office have any other ideas they will presumably put them to us in writing. In fact it may be that what the D.C.A. had in mind was the possibility of not militarising the police section only of the Units.\n\nWait for Mr. MacDougall's minute and bring up anyway to Mr. Paskin on his return. with 54144/3A\n\n2015 54144/34\n\nD. 30.1.48\n\nhis file returned, we have 54149/3/4/45 today\n\nBin rick minutes of 29/1/45. X 3011/45.\n\npro 54144/37\n\nOP Boy's 16/4/45\n\nhave been decided and to proceed without\n\nI think\n\nSi TT. Bosuencher's this paragraph\n\nthe leader\n\nof course, he regarded to press a possible wish proposal for\n\nMe Mar Dougall's\n\n8% is various ways to ludes.\n\nGis S Alert on 17/2\n\n \nPage 3\n\n...\n\n...\n\nPage 5/2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576508, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "16 zo\n\nal a civit.\n\n18.\n\nThe Bishop of Hong Kong was mentioned at a meeting today between the Department (Mr. Gent, Mr. Paskin and myself), the Unit (Mr. MacDougall and Mr. Rowell) and C.A.4. (Colonel L.M. Taylor). Mr. MacDougall wished the Bishop to be commissioned in the Unit in order that he might be available in Hong Kong at the earliest possible moment. The general feeling was, however, that there were obvious disadvantages in such a course, even if it were accepted by the War Office. It was agreed, however, that the Bishop would be able to make a valuable contribution to the restoration of normal life in Hong Kong, particularly in the field of relief and it was, therefore, important that he should enter the Colony as soon after its liberation as possible. Colonel Taylor fully appreciated this and agreed to do all that he could to ensure that the Bishop was able to do so.\n\n2.\n\nWith regard to my minute of the 22nd June above, the question of whether or not we should press for the services of Colonel Ride in the Civil Administration during the military period was discussed very fully recently at a meeting at which both the Foreign Office and M.I.2 (Colonel Molony) were present. See record of this meeting on special care file - \"B.A.A.G\".\n\n3.\n\nThe position of Mr. Rowell depends upon the recommendations put forward by Mr. MacDougall when the war establishment has been finally decided.\n\n4.\n\nThe question of Mr. Hazlerigg is being discussed on his P.F.22294.\n\n5.\n\nBring up for review in 3 weeks.\n\nWicke\n\n18th July, 1945\n\nPage 20\n\nRecord of meeting held...\n\n...\n\nM.Q. S.A.4\n\n20.7.45\n\nEfficer 54144/35", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576638, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "To\n\nC. O.\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nMr. Secretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMRS. A. I. BIRD,\n\nTREASURY.\n\nNo 4\n\n(an altered)\n\nwhile of Course responsibility for a War Establishment rests with the War Establishment Committee.\n\n Copies to Major Owen Hughes, C.A.4, Hotel Victoria, Norimberland Avenue, Thom (HVE U., No 2 Pk. Sei.).\n\nFor Miss Ruston's signature.\n\nDear Mrs. Bird,\n\nWe have been reviewing with the Hong Kong Planning Unit the present state of their Establishment. The position is that the Establishment already authorised is practically full and we have candidates in view for the two or three remaining vacancies.\n\nWe are now satisfied that the time has come for the Unit to embark on planning for a further range of subjects and to increase the staff already engaged on some of the work which is already in hand. I enclose a list of the additional posts which we are satisfied are now required. Although the posts are shown with a military grading, the intention is of course that, for the present, staff should be recruited on the civilian equivalent of those posts in accordance with our recognised arrangements.\n\nThese proposals have also been considered by the Civil Affairs Directorate of the War Office who assure us that these proposed increases in the present approved Establishment would be readily absorbed into any War Establishment that may ultimately be approved for the Hong Kong Unit.\n\nWas Establishment Committee to be set up when the creation of an ...\n\n54144/45.\n\n54145/145.\n\nCOPY. This letter is also being sent to Wademaity, In Reid, Passin's.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576764, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-11 Emergency unit 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1945", "page_number": 104, "title": "CO129-591-11 Emergency unit 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1945", "content_text": "'t. 44929,322 50m. 1/44 C.N.Ld. 749\n\nC. O.\n\nMiss Rus ton\n\n54144/7/45 Eastern.\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nMr. Ge\n\nMr. G. E. J. Gent.\n\nMr. G. L. M. Clauson.\n\n17/1/45\n\n18/1/45\n\nSir C. Jeffries\n\na\n\nしもい\n\nDRAFT. S.O. LETTER\n\nSir A. Dawe.\n\nSir W. Battershill.\n\n* Permt. U.S. of S. 19.1\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n22/1 to Ren\n\n22-1.\n\nJanuary, 1945.\n\n104\n\n? TOP SECRET\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nSir James Grigg, KCB, KCSI, MP,\n\nThe War Office.\n\nDraft W.O. Telegram\n\nHER ACTION.\n\nDuring the course of their planning for the rehabilitation of Hong Kong, my people have given considerable thought to the situation which would arise if the Colony were by-passed by the regular Forces of the United Nations, but nevertheless the Japanese might withdraw their own Forces to a less exposed position.\n\nIf such an opportunity occurred, we ought to prepare against the seizure of Hong Kong by some Chinese war lord or...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-11 Emergency unit 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576868, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "content_text": "ABBey 1272 Ext: 321\n\nOLYN-FORES FOR DIS SCHEME NEW 124/Aiong Kong/6 EDIATE BY FIAND\n\nFrom: Colonel F.G. Drew M Packin 2/9 131\n\nThe War Office, Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue, London, W.C.2. 1st September, 1945.\n\nMy dear Paskin,\n\nYour 54144/22/45 1st September to Synnott.\n\nIn view of the fact that we agreed the other day to omit the \"dual responsibility\" paragraph from the Civil Affairs Directive to Admiral Harcourt, we agreed this morning with Synnott to omit it from the Directive to the C.C.A.0. The War Cabinet Offices were informed and the Directive is, I understand, now issued by telegram to all concerned.\n\nThis omission is, of course, without prejudice to the matter being taken up again at an early date, as soon as the Military Administration has got going. In practice, so far as the C.C.A.0. and the \"C. in C. and Head of the Military Administration\" are concerned, I do not think its omission makes much difference in any event; they will refer matters back to the War Office, and we shall of course refer to you all matters which are of Colonial Office concern and responsibility.\n\nIncidentally, as I see it, the only Admiralty responsibility at the moment is to provide the channel of signal communication with Hong Kong. As soon as this is established on a normal basis, I do not see that the\n\nJ.J. Paskin Esq., Colonial Office, Downing Street, London, S.W.1.\n\nAdmiralty/", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576891, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "page_number": 116, "title": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "content_text": "153\n\n12\n\nWith the compliments of Mr. P.N.N. Synnott.\n\nMOST IMMEDIATE\n\nBY SPECIAL MESSENGER.\n\nJel Exit 145.\n\nOu. Refi- 11.08160/45.\n\nDear Drew,\n\nADMIRALTY, S.W.1.\n\n25th August, 1945.\n\nReference your 124/Hong Kong/6 (C.A.4) of 22nd August.\n\nI return herewith a draft directive to the Military Governor Hong Kong, which is in principle the same as yours, but with certain changes.\n\n2. As you will see we propose to include general provisions in Part I, which incorporates paragraphs 1 and 11 of your draft of your Civil Affairs Directive.\n\n3. The Chiefs of Staff decisions on these are not yet complete, which is the cause of my delay in replying to you.\n\n4. We suggest having the Civil Affairs paragraphs as a separate Part II. There are certain minor drafting amendments with which I expect you can agree.\n\n5. We feel that paragraph 10 of your draft should come out. The Military Governor would be Military Governor only and probably not Commander of the Forces. The C.C.A.O. should therefore be responsible to him only. It is, of course, undesirable and unnecessary as a rule for any officer to be responsible to more than one authority in respect of the same function. I discussed this with Owen Hughes of your staff yesterday and he agreed. In any case, only naval communications will be available in the first instance.\n\n6. The matter is most urgent as the naval forces have probably now started for Hong Kong. I send these by special messenger in the hopes that you will be able to clear to me by telephone. We will have to reduce the Directive to telegraphese for the purpose of signalling it. I want to get out the directive as soon as Chiefs of Staff have cleared up the outstanding matters on Part I. To save signal traffic we would not signal the Directive to the Chief Civil Affairs Officer, assuming he can produce it on arrival.\n\n7. I am sending a copy of this to Faskin.\n\nColonel F.G. Drew, Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue\n\nW.C.2.\n\nYours sincerely,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576895, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "page_number": 120, "title": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "content_text": "157\n\nBrigadier MacDougall\n\nI attach for your use, two copies of the drafts of the Directives (a) to the Force Commander and (b) to the C.C.A.O., in which I have incorporated some amendments already suggested by the War Office.\n\nThese drafts are, of course, now being considered by the various Branches of the War Office and will have to be concerted with the Admiralty before they are issued, but you may like to take these copies with you in their present form.\n\n(Sgd) J.J.Paskin\n\n25th August, 1945\n\nPage 120\n\nPage 121", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577613, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945", "content_text": "Local elections (enfur Aberdeen Jack 1945-\n\nмой\n\n4 hou for it. Suy S.\n\n3.5 To: P.C.O\n\n41\n\n42\n\n(ut disfi Oane. 9\n\n1.\n\n2478.45\n\nlaqu.45.\n\n(bom) 10. 9.\n\nThe Order in Council providing for the establishment of a Committee by the Secretary of State for the purpose of conferring medical degrees of Hong Kong University has now been passed and I have attached a signed copy of the Order at 3842.\n\nI understand that before he went on sick leave, Mr. Paskin discussed this matter with Mr. Roberts Wray and it was suggested that the Secretary of State should now appoint the Committee to meet in Hong Kong and not in this country as was contemplated before the end of the Japanese war. The advantage of this course would be that the technical difficulty discussed in previous minutes would be overcome since the degrees would then be granted \"in a British Possession\" and would thus meet the condition laid down in Section 11 of the Medical Act, so rendering the degree holders eligible for registration with the General Medical Council. (This difficulty is discussed in paragraph of our letter at 21 to the G.M.C).\n\nThe conferring of the degrees by a Committee sitting in Hong Kong would have the additional advantages:-\n\n(a) of", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577661, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945", "content_text": "3824B Wt. 47664/398 20m. 1/45 C.N.Ld. 748\n\n0.\n\n86\n\n53611/7/45\n\n40\n\nTM Miss Ruston 9.45\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\n3 9.45 p.\n\nPermi. U.S. of S.\n\nParty. U.S. of S.\n\nMr.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nSeptember, 1945\n\nR.\n\nDRAFT. NOTE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON THE REASONS FOR OUR REQUEST THAT AN ORDER IN COUNCIL BE MADE AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF HONG KONG MEDICAL DEGREES.\n\n(3 drabin)\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nBefore the outbreak of the Far Eastern war the University of Hong Kong had a well-established and highly valued medical department, the degrees of which were recognised by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom (under Section 13 of the Medical Act of 1886) as rendering the degree-holders eligible for inclusion in the Medical Register.\n\nInclusion in this Register is, of course, the necessary condition for practice in the United Kingdom and in most other parts of the Empire and it was, therefore, a point which was much prized by Hong Kong medical students, the majority of whom entered practice in British Territories such as Hong Kong, Malaya, and British North Borneo.\n\n2. After the occupation of Hong Kong by the Japanese about 140 of the medical students eventually made their way to Free China and continued their studies at Chinese Universities.\n\nDr. Gordon King, Dean of the Medical...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577734, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945", "page_number": 159, "title": "CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945", "content_text": "6\n\n162\n\nWe had hoped that they would also be entitled to recognition by the General Medical Council in virtue of this degree in order that they could practice elsewhere, e.g. in Malaya. I should be glad to know whether you consider that the technical legal difficulties referred to above would prevent their registration under the United Kingdom Act. Even in that event, the difficulty could no doubt be overcome in due course, when the University is restored, by conferring these degrees again pro forma in Hong Kong.\n\nI should be grateful to have your views on the various issues raised in this letter.\n\nYours sincerely\n\n(Signed) D. J. Paskin", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 578032, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944", "content_text": "8411- \n\n1\n\n5516\n\nNote of a discussion with Dr. Li Shu-Fan on the 10th February, 1944.\n\n10\n\nDr. Li Shu-Fan called at the Colonial Office this morning to have a general talk on matters connected with the Far East. Mr. Gent, Mr. Paskin, Mr. N. L. Smith and Dr. Purcell, together with Sir Arthur Blackburn and Mr. G. P. Young from the Foreign Office, were present.\n\nConversation covered a wide variety of topics, the most important of which are summarised below.\n\n1. The future status of Hong Kong.\n\nIn reply to a question whether he could give us any guidance as to the likely line of future Chinese policy of Chinese communities in British territories such as Hong Kong, Malaya and Borneo, Dr. Li explained that he could not be taken as expressing an official Chinese Government view; nevertheless, owing to his early association with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, he had played his part in the foundation of the Chinese Republic, and after his return to Hong Kong, had maintained a close association with leading Chinese Government circles.\n\nOn his escape from the Colony, he had been the house guest of Dr. T.V. Soong, the Chinese Foreign Minister, for nearly 4 months, and in the course of that time had gone into frequent contact with Chinese Ministers and officials (he mentioned in particular Dr. Sun Fo, General Vu Ten Cheng and Mr. Wang Chung-Hui), during which the question of Hong Kong inevitably came up. He would describe the prevalent feeling in China as being dominated by an intense sense of Nationalism, which gained its inspiration from the teaching of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the guidance of the Generalissimo, and as a particular application of this feeling, it was commonly considered that China was entitled to the rendition of Hong Kong. There was indeed an expectation that Great Britain would restore the territory to China as a mark of goodwill.\n\nIn reply to a question, Dr. Li said that he did not come across so strong a sentiment in regard to the restoration of Macao, but it seemed to be assumed that China would somehow or other recover this territory too. There even seemed to be an expectation that the Japanese would facilitate this by turning the Portuguese out of their Colony and handing it over to the Nanking Government. He added however that the Japanese had shown no sign of giving Hong Kong to the Nanking authorities.\n\nQuestioned on the feeling on the point within Hong Kong, Dr. Li drew a distinction between the transient population of the Colony and those Chinese who were born and had property interests there. Among the first category, feeling, so far as it existed at all, was probably similar to that in China proper. A high percentage of the second category, however, felt considerable qualms whether they would find under Chinese Government the security for their property which they had found in the past under British rule. They were, in fact, doubtful whether post-war China would be a land of law and order. Dr. Li appeared, however, to doubt whether their feelings on this point were as intense as the opposite sentiments held in Chungking circles, and he evaded a request for his own personal views as a Hong Kong property owner on the point.\n\nIn", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 578111, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-6 Estimates for 1944 and 1945 3-11-1943 - 3-11-1943", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-591-6 Estimates for 1944 and 1945 3-11-1943 - 3-11-1943", "content_text": "43\n\nprovision of such presses for use in the South-East Asia Command (including ultimately use by the Burma and Malayan Civil Affairs Administrations)\n\nCivil Affairs Administrations), and the Ministry of Information is now ready to proceed with the ordering of these presses for these purposes.\n\nWhat we now want is authority to ask the Ministry of Information to add to the number of these mobile printing presses which are being ordered for use in the South-East Asia Command two additional presses, one for Hong Kong and one for Borneo. We are told that unless we can get authority to have these two additional presses added to the indent immediately, we shall be in danger of missing the bus. What we should therefore like is your authority now to ask the Ministry of Information to order these two additional presses, leaving for future discussion the question of the financial liability.\n\nPaskin.\n\nSince this letter was dictated, I have heard it said that, in anticipation of some such authority as that which I am now seeking, someone may have asked the Ministry to provide an additional press for use in Borneo, but I have not yet been able to verify that this is the case. We should however be glad to have your authority to order such a press for Borneo which, of course, we shall not exercise if we find that an order for such a press for their use has already been placed.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-6 Estimates for 1944 and 1945 3-11-1943 - 3-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 578152, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-7 Estimates for 1946-1947 12-12-1945 - 14-3-1947", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-591-7 Estimates for 1946-1947 12-12-1945 - 14-3-1947", "content_text": "27\n\nthis would I think have to be done semi-officially. Otherwise, we should have to get the terms of the reply agreed with the Treasury who have, of course, already had a copy of the Governor's despatch, in which he first raised the question.\n\nI am not sure myself whether it would not be better to attempt to get Treasury agreement in principle to the claim of these territories for further grants of appropriate amounts in each case from the Exchequer, leaving the actual amounts and the manner in which the grants should be made, e.g. by conversion of loans-in-aid or contribution to a fund for compensation for war damage to be settled later on. I personally think we could make out a strong case for this. These territories which made their defence contributions before the war and which, in the event, could not be defended and consequently suffered destruction and devastation and severe financial losses by reason of a long occupation by the enemy, certainly have as much claim on H.M.G. as Malta. In the light of H.M.G.'s contribution of £150,000,000 to U.N.R.R.A. and of the setting aside of £120,000,000 for Colonial development, it is indeed difficult to see how the claim of these territories for grants to assist in rehabilitation can reasonably be resisted.\n\nI pass through Mr. Paskin, who will wish to add his views so far as the Malayan Union and Singapore are concerned. If he agrees with my view that we should take the matter up in principle with the Treasury now, he will no doubt also consider whether some reference should be made to the special factor in the case of the Malayan Union, namely, the quicker the rehabilitation of the territory, which the contribution proposed above would naturally help, the sooner will it be restored to its pre-war position of one of our principle dollar earners.\n\nShempla\n\n12.12.46.\n\n54. From Treasury\n\n12/12/46\n\nAs I understand it, the conclusion which we reached in the discussion on 55358 was that no useful purpose would be served by an approach to the Treasury with a proposal that free grants should be made to the Far Eastern Colonies, merely as a \"political gesture\".\n\nThe reception which any such approach to the Treasury would have received has been clearly brought out in our later discussion, and correspondence with them on 55178/10/46.\n\n/On", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-7 Estimates for 1946-1947 12-12-1945 - 14-3-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 578155, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-7 Estimates for 1946-1947 12-12-1945 - 14-3-1947", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-591-7 Estimates for 1946-1947 12-12-1945 - 14-3-1947", "content_text": "30 required. I personally should have thought that, from the psychological point of view it would be better to defer an approach until we can see the picture more fully, though I do not think that any great harm would be done by attempting to get the Treasury to agree such free grants in \"principle\" provided that the principle invoked is not that of a political gesture, but that of a hard-headed recognition of Hong Kong's \"incapacity to pay\".\n\n17.12.46.\n\nIf it is accepted that we should only go to the Treasury for grants in case of \"incapacity to pay\", then the obvious course, in my view, is to wait until the occasion arises. I should have thought that it was generally accepted that H.M.G. would come to the assistance of any Colonial territory in financial difficulties, whatever the circumstances which led to those difficulties, and that there would be no point in going to the Treasury for their agreement to free grants in \"principle\" in cases of \"incapacity to pay\".\n\nThe object of the proposal in the last paragraph but one of my minute of the 12th December was to get Treasury agreement in principle to free grants for these Far Eastern territories to assist them in meeting rehabilitation costs, including compensation for war damage. I attempted in my minute to set out the grounds which I thought might be used to support this proposal. If, however, we are going to stick to the decision referred to in the first paragraph of Mr. Paskin's minute and make no attempt to get special consideration for these unfortunate Far Eastern territories, and I personally think that we certainly ought to do so, then I think we can only deal with the Hong Kong representations as proposed in the third paragraph of my minute of the 12th December.\n\n20.12.46.\n\nPage 30\n\n4. Came of Ampest lasta Lon See minutes on 55358.\n\nIf you still feel that we could with likelihood save in any way by gaining those \"points of principle\" Go in the minute do ...\n\n21.12.46.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-7 Estimates for 1946-1947 12-12-1945 - 14-3-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 578402, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-8 Policy directives 10-3-1944 - 17-8-1944", "page_number": 111, "title": "CO129-591-8 Policy directives 10-3-1944 - 17-8-1944", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\nCIVIL AFFAIRS POLICY DIRECTIVES\n\nOPIUM\n\n110\n\n54132\n\nCurmud\n\nFirst Draft\n\n/4/44\n\n14\n\nIn view of the statement of policy made by His Majesty's Government on 10th November, 1943, (copy annexed) announcing the total prohibition of opium smoking in British and British protected territories, it will be necessary at an early date to repeal the consolidating Opium Ordinance (No. 7 of 1932) and subsequent amendments, and simultaneously to take the requisite legislative steps to bring raw and prepared opium within the scope of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (No. 31 of 1932).\n\n2. Thereafter it will be the duty of the Police Force, and of any special preventive staff which it may be necessary to employ, to take steps to deal with opium-smoking on the same lines as were adopted in the years preceding 1941 to eradicate certain other habit-forming drugs, in particular heroin.\n\n3. Funds for this purpose will have to be provided as they were for the anti-heroin campaign before the war.\n\n4. It will be desirable to start a popular movement against opium-smoking based on an appeal against racial degradation, and this should be backed by encouragement among the Chinese youths of the Colony of outdoor sport of all descriptions such as had become such a feature of local life in the years shortly before 1941.\n\n5. It will probably be necessary to arrange in due course with suitable authorities in Kuantung for the treatment and restitution of opium addicts on a payment basis (for genuine residents) similar to that employed in the case of lepers and lunatics.\n\nCopies to:-\n\nMr. N.L. Smith. (2) Mr. G.M.J. Gent\n\nMr. J.J. Paskin Mr. W.B.L. Monson Mr. G.S. Wodeman.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-8 Policy directives 10-3-1944 - 17-8-1944.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 578873, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-11 Future policy and draft proclamations 31-5-1945 - 11-12-1945", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-592-11 Future policy and draft proclamations 31-5-1945 - 11-12-1945", "content_text": "ABBey 1272 Ext.285.\n\n5\n\nNATIONAL\n\nSCHEM\n\nOR DISABLED\n\nM\n\nC. A. 4/B.M/172\n\nYour reference.\n\nDear\n\nThis Kenda\n\nThe War Office,\n\nHotel Victoria,\n\n8 Northumberland Avenue\n\nLondon, W.C.2.\n\ny September, 1945.\n\nWe have despatched the telegram enclosed with your letter 54/45/8 of 5th September through the Admiralty under reference C. A. 4/5 dated 6 Sep time of origin 061350A/Sep.\n\nYou should receive distributed copies in due course.\n\nYours Suver\n\nMiss A. M. Ruston,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nS.W.1.\n\n201\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 9\n\n54145/8/45 proft at b\n\nCIPHER TELEGRAM 072701\n\n97\n\nThis message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased).\n\nRECEIVED\n\nFrom: Admiralty\n\n061350A/September\n\nTo:\n\nC. in C. Hong Kong SEP 1945\n\nDate 6.9.45.\n\n0. O, R.\n\nC.C.M.NAV. GEN. (CONFID).\n\nPacka\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\nFollowing for Chief Civil Affairs Officer, Hong Kong from War Office.\n\nBegins: C.A.4/5. The Colonial Office have studied the draft Proclamations, copies of which were left with them immediately before your departure, and make the following suggestions:-\n\n54145/5/3\n\n(i) Offences against Forces Proclamation:\n\n(Copy given by Strickland to Hastings on the 22nd August).\n\nArticle 3 (b) suggest omit words \"without lawful excuse\".\n\nArticle 3 (e) delete semicolon after \"demonstration\".\n\nArticle 3 (f) suggest transfer this paragraph to Article 4.\n\nArticle 5 (b) substitute \"proclamation\" for \"enactment\".\n\nArticle 6 Supply missing words after \"exceeding\" in penultimate line.\n\nUnless already covered by Defence Regulations suggest insertion in Article 4 of paragraph on lines of Section 3 (h) of Malayan Offences Proclamation relating to damage or interference with or interception of communications.\n\n54145/8/4\n\n(ii) Military Courts Proclamation:\n\n(Copy given by Strickland to Hastings on 22nd August).\n\nArticle 13, line 10 substitute \"article\" for \"section\".\n\nArticle 14 Substitute \"finding and sentence\" for \"decision\".\n\nArticle 23 Insert words to clear doubt whether a confirming authority may interfere with an acquittal for instance by quashing order and directing retrial.\n\nDo you require provision stating which charge to be preferred when circumstances constitute offence against both proclamation and ordinary law?\n\n(iii) Moratorium Proclamation\n\n54145/8/7\n\n(Sent by Strickland to Paskin under covering minute dated 24th August).\n\nArticle 2 In definition of \"debt\" insert \"pay\" before \"money\".\n\nIn definition of \"financial institution\" substitute \"of\" for \"or\" before \"money\".\n\nArticle 5\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nOnit words \"During the period of the moratorium\" from paragraph 1. The protection given by this paragraph is intended to be continued after expiration of moratorium.\n\n7) Custodian Proclamation:\n\n(Draft sent by Strickland to Paskin under covering minute on 25th August). No comments.\n\n(v) Enemy Property Proclamation\n\n(Draft sent by Strickland to Paskin under covering minute on 25th August).\n\nThere is no short title.\n\nArticle 1 heading.\n\nSubstitute \"Modification\" for \"Notification\".\n\nArticle 1 (b). The exception may be difficult to construe.\n\nFor \"enemy agent\" substitute \"agent of an enemy\".\n\nArticle 4, line 10. Insert \"the\" before \"Custodian\".\n\nArticle 8. Empower C.C.A.O. to prescribe penalties for breaches of regulations.\n\n(vi) It is not known whether you have later drafts than the two referred to in Paragraphs (iv) and (v) submitted on 25th August incorporating the views of F.5.\n\n(vii) Arms and Ammunition Proclamation.\n\n54143/8/10\n\n(Draft sent by Hazlerigg to Paskin on 23rd August).\n\nNo comments.\n\n(viii) Opium Proclamation.\n\nsent by Hazlerigg in May last.\n\nOnly draft received by Colonial Office that\n\nImportant that it should be made clear that,\n\nimportation of opium is to be restricted to amounts required for medicinal purposes.\n\nEnds.\n\nWar Office Distribution by C.A.4.\n\nD.C.d.\n\nD.D.C.A. (P. & T.)\n\nColonel C..\n\nC.4.4, 8, 9, 17, 20(a).\n\nF.5.\n\nCivil Affairs Staff (Hong Kong), 2 Park Street. Colonial Office (Mr. Gent) (Telegraph Section)\n\n061350A.\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-11 Future policy and draft proclamations 31-5-1945 - 11-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579040, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-18 Future policy and draft proclamations- custodians of property 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-592-18 Future policy and draft proclamations- custodians of property 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945", "content_text": "Page 10\n\n7. Both Proclamations require to be published on arrival but it will of course always be possible by repeal or amendment to modify them if they are not suitable in any way.\n\nMr. Parkin. George Wickland. Col. C.n (Hong Kong) Legal Branch.\n\nCustodian Proclamation. Every Property Proclamation:-\n\n(i) There is no Short Title.\n\n(2) Article I. Heading \"Notification\" Modification should be\n\n(3) Article ; (b). It may be difficult for The Custodian to decide what enemy property has \"lawfully\" become vested in persons other than persons described in (a) or (b). This will depend on how far alienations during their occupation by Japanese of what was enemy property prior to their occupation are to be recognised.\n\n\"enemy agent\". Substitute \"agent of an enemy\" \"Enemy agent\" has another meaning.\n\n(4) Article 8. I think that the C.C.A.O. should be expressly empowered to prescribe penalties for breaches of which unless there is any general clause in the Interpretation Ordinance does not appear to do it.\n\nDraft signal attached. K.K. O'Connor. For approval, please 31.8.45\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-18 Future policy and draft proclamations- custodians of property 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579659, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "content_text": "Messrs. Morse and Swire met Mr. Gent, Mr. Paskin, Mr. McDougall and myself yesterday for the periodic discussions on Hong Kong Civil affairs.\n\nIn view of the fact that our last meeting was devoted to consideration of a new Constitution in Hong Kong, the original purpose of these meetings namely review of civil affairs matters, was stressed, and Mr. Gent said that before proceeding further with consideration of the Constitution at these talks, he wished to seek approval from higher authority. action on file 54145/4.\n\nSee\n\nAction already taken by the Hong Kong Planning Unit was briefly surveyed and Messrs. Morse and Swire were asked whether they had any comments to make.\n\nMr. Morse referred to experience in the Philippines which pointed to need for more food control. The H. K. P. U. have not yet obtained a Food Controller or given much thought to the problem but it was noted as a matter of importance.\n\nMr. Swire referred to the arrangement which he understood had also been made in the Philippines in regard to dieting internees. A diet had been very carefully worked out which provided the right food for people in the condition which it must be expected the internees would be and steps were taken to see that they had neither too much nor too little.\n\nMr. Morse spoke of the arrangement which he expected would receive final approval in the War Office for the release from the Armed Forces of personnel of the Hong Kong Bank. They would be posted by the military authorities to work in such branches of the Bank as might be desired; they could wear mufti or uniform and would be under the direction of the Bank; they would receive their present Army pay and the military authorities would be re-imbursed by the Bank; they would thus remain soldiers in name but be able to work as civilians without restriction until such time as they would normally be demobilised.\n\nReference was made to the need in the near future for an accountant in the Hong Kong Civil Affairs Unit. Mr. Morse stressed the importance of having a man of the utmost integrity. He would have to be paid more than the normal rate of salary agreed for Civil Affairs Officers. It was important that he should have had no previous contact with Hong Kong but Mr. Morse thought that we must expect that at the end of his temporary contract he would wish to stay on there. Mr. Morse thought that he would be able to submit to us the name of a suitable man and undertook to do so in due course.\n\nMr. McDougall reported briefly on the present members of the Hong Kong Planning Unit and the establishment of 270 which was the present figure for the operational period. He anticipated that perhaps 70 of these could be found who had some contact with Hong Kong and the remainder would have to be drawn from A. C. I. candidates.\n\nMr. Gent mentioned the fisheries scheme put forward before the war by Mr. Hertzfeldt. This scheme which was to be organised in association with the University and which had received the keen support...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579663, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "content_text": "34. J.D. (copy of letter to Sir Horace Seymour, Chungking) 20 18.7.45.\n\n35. To J. C. Sterndale Bennett, F.O. 2.8.45 Miss Ruston.\n\n1. Please see your minute 20th July. Aid the meeting it corsaged for 1st August tehe place? no reply yet to no. 35.\n\n2. No I. J. Campbell. 17.8.45-\n\nThe record of the meeting which took place on the 1st August and which was concerned with the Constitution of Hong Kong, should be registered on the Hong Kong Constitution file (the right hand side). The draft of it is at present with Mr. Paskin and in view of other more pressing matters, he is not likely to be able to consider it for the next few days. Please note on that file, however, that it should be registered there in due course.\n\n2. No action is now required on any of the matters reported on in my minute of the 28th June, except the question of a revived Fisheries Scheme. Please make a new sub-file of 54147 and head it \"Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University - Fisheries Scheme\" Please put on it the attached unfinished minute and circulate to me.\n\nBring up re (35) in three weeks.\n\nAlut ww 18th August, 1945\n\n351-7.0. Extracts of tel. from Chungking No.856-16-8-45. 358 F.D. Extract of tel. from Chungking No.857 -16-8-45 35C P.M's Office. Tel. from President Truman -18-8-45 to P.M. no.6\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579863, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "content_text": "May be authorised in future by official matching the membership to be in Mr. Parkin's minute 18/6/45 - with the addition. No proposal to be officially refuted. Themselves may of course (Debs.), Company (M. McElderry).\n\nAs the HK Planning... he disappearing almost at once, Mr. Mahure to ask Mr. N. L. Smith to act as Chairman of the Cir.\n\nThe terms of reference to be as attached. Secretary. Paper to the terms of reference as revised by Mr. Parkin at \"A\".\n\n12.6, 14/17.8 almu.\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580014, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "page_number": 181, "title": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "content_text": "HONG KONG PORT CONTROL\n\nNote of a meeting held at the Colonial Office on 9th March.\n\n5.\n\nPresent:-\n\nMr. Gent.\n\nMr. Caine.\n\nMr. Paskin. Mr. Mayle.\n\nMr. Cohen (at present M. W. T. but Malayan Port Planner designate)\n\nMr. W. M. Thompson H.K. Planning Unit.\n\nMr. Rouse\n\nThe main question at issue was whether any and if so what outside advice was necessary or desirable in order to enable a decision to be taken on the recommendations in the report of Sir David Owen (Printed copy at No. 1 on this file).\n\n2.\n\nIt was pointed out that Sir David Owen's recommendations did not involve any radical alterations in the degree of public control to be exercised over the use and development of the Port, but was concerned mainly with the kind of Public Authority which should exercise that control. His main recommendation was that various functions which were distributed among a number of Government Departments should be centralised in a Harbour Authority to be called the Hong Kong Harbour Trust.\n\n3.\n\nThe questions at issue are not therefore of the radical character of those which are under consideration in relation to the Malayan Ports, and it was agreed that there was no need to refer them to the Communications Sub-Committee of the E.A.C.\n\n4. As to what other advice should be sought, it was agreed that we should consult M.W.T. and that a copy of our letter to that Department should be sent to the Admiralty in order to give that Department an opportunity to comment if they so desire.\n\n5. As regards the comments on policy to be included in the letter to the M.W.T. it was agreed that, as we have on record the Governor's despatch of 15/8/41 (No. 7 on 53995/1/41) recommending the adoption of the Report (with some comparatively insignificant modifications) after full discussion locally, and as we in the Colonial Office see no reason to dissent from that recommendation, it should be stated in the letter to the M.W.T. that, subject to their concurrence, it is proposed to adopt the recommendations in the Report subject to the modifications proposed by the Governor.\n\n6.\n\nHitherto we had been disposed to think that the question of the renewal of the private wharf leases, which are due to expire in 1949, was bound up with the question of the adoption of the recommendations in the Owen Report. It is however now agreed that that is not the case, and that the question of the wharf leases can be considered separately.\n\n7. As regards the machinery for considering that and other matters relating to the rehabilitation of the port and harbour services, it was agreed that, if it is decided to adopt the Owen Report, the best course would be to appoint, as soon as possible, a full-time paid Chairman designate of the new Port Trust, and that he should be provided with a small staff to get on with the planning in much the same way as Mr. Cohen and his staff are beginning to plan for the restoration of the Port and Harbour Service at Singapore and Penang. This planning would have to include the earmarking and engagement of staff to perform the functions", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580207, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "page_number": 116, "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "content_text": "L\n\n(1/45) [4421B] Wt. 18047/424 50m. 7/45 C.N.Ld. 748\n\n54147/45\n\nC.\n\nMeliss Ruston 26.11.45\n\nMr...\n\nMr.\n\nMr..\n\nDr. Rae\n\nDRAFT LETTER\n\n28 11.45\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nFor Dr. Rae's signature.\n\nDen for Hagelten.\n\nMICHAEL HEDALTINE, ESQ., C.B.,\n\nREGISTRAR SISTEMİ -> REGISTRAR SYSTEM,\n\nCOUNCIL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION\n\nAND REGISTRATION,\n\n44 Hallam Street,\n\nPortland Place, W.1.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nYou have, I think, already had some\n\ncorrespondence with Paskin of our Eastern\n\nDepartment about Hong Kong University in\n\nconnection with the conferment of \"emergency\n\nmedical degrees by a Committee to be\n\nappointed by the Secretary of State under an\n\nOrder in Council. Since then the liberation\n\nof the Colony and the prospective\n\nrestoration of Civil Government has raised\n\nthe question of the future of the University\n\nitself.\n\nReports which have now reached us\n\nconcerning conditions in Hong Kong and the\n\ndamage done by the enemy have revealed that\n\nof the University buildings practically\n\nnothing remains except the libraries. Apart\n\nfrom the loss of buildings and equipment\n\nthere has, of course, been complete\n\ninterruption of matriculation and pro... or graduation -> \"progression\" or \"graduation\" so that the position may be said to be that\n\nwhile Hong Kong University has existence it\n\ndoes not operate.\n\nIt is, however, necessary that as soon\n\nas possible now the urgent demand for doctors,\n\nteachers and other persons qualified to help\n\nin restoring the life of the Colony should\n\nbe met.\n\nThis raises two questions, namely... -> This raises two questions, namely...\n\nHere is the revised response in HTML format as requested:\n\nL\n\n(1/45) [4421B] Wt. 18047/424 50m. 7/45 C.N.Ld. 748\n\n54147/45\n\nC.\n\nMeliss Ruston 26.11.45\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nDr. Rae\n\nDRAFT LETTER\n\n28 11.45\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nFor Dr. Rae's signature.\n\nDen for Hagelten.\n\nMICHAEL HEDALTINE, ESQ., C.B.,\n\nREGISTRAR SYSTEM,\n\nCOUNCIL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION\n\nAND REGISTRATION,\n\n44 Hallam Street,\n\nPortland Place, W.1.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nYou have, I think, already had some\n\ncorrespondence with Paskin of our Eastern\n\nDepartment about Hong Kong University in\n\nconnection with the conferment of \"emergency\n\nmedical degrees by a Committee to be\n\nappointed by the Secretary of State under an\n\nOrder in Council. Since then the liberation\n\nof the Colony and the prospective\n\nrestoration of Civil Government has raised\n\nthe question of the future of the University\n\nitself.\n\nReports which have now reached us\n\nconcerning conditions in Hong Kong and the\n\ndamage done by the enemy have revealed that\n\nof the University buildings practically\n\nnothing remains except the libraries. Apart\n\nfrom the loss of buildings and equipment\n\nthere has, of course, been complete\n\ninterruption of matriculation and progression\n\nso that the position may be said to be that\n\nwhile Hong Kong University has existence it\n\ndoes not operate.\n\nIt is, however, necessary that as soon\n\nas possible now the urgent demand for doctors,\n\nteachers and other persons qualified to help\n\nin restoring the life of the Colony should\n\nbe met.\n\nThis raises two questions, namely...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580255, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "content_text": "Mr. Paskin\n\n16032\n\nI think I missed, through being absent on tour, the discussions in which long range policy on the future of university education in Hong Kong, and for that matter in Malaya, was being determined, though I have of course subsequently seen and concurred in the conclusions reached.\n\nI am bound to say, as one who had not been present at any of the background discussions, that I find Sir Andrew Caldecott's letter a very weighty one. The considerations which he advances about the conditions of future success for a reconstituted Hong Kong University seem to me so important and fundamental that I should have thought that, even at this late stage, we ought to discuss them. I showed the letter to Dr. Kauntze, who I believe is also on the proposed University Committee, and found that he is very definitely of the same opinion.\n\nI would suggest therefore that, before going further with the finding of a Chairman to replace Sir Andrew Caldecott, we should meet and discuss, and personally I would like to see him brought into the picture.\n\nTo some extent too this is connected with the future of university education in Malaya, on which I have just been minuting separately to Mr. Gent.\n\nI am retaining the copy of Sir A. Caldecott's letter for reference if you don't want it back.\n\nCum Cox\n\n7.8.45.\n\nSince dictating the above, Gent, Joe Kauntze and I were having some discussion.\n\nI think both of us felt that...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580272, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "page_number": 181, "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "content_text": "\"3824B\" WL47664/398 20m. 1/45 C.N.Id. 748\n\n177\n\n54147\n\n१\n\n2 Droylsden\n\n2\n\nX\n\nMiss Ruston 2/2/45\n\nMr. Cox\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nMr. Gent 19\n\n2/2\n\n1817.\n\n20JUL\n\nPermi. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nMr.\n\nIr Leach\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n28 July, 1945.\n\nDRAFT.S.O.LETTER.\n\n(1) Sir Andrew Caldecott,\n\nG.C.M.G., C.B.E.,\n\nHardwicke,\n\nC.B.E.,\n\nTennyson Road, Worthing.\n\nEsq\n\n(2) R.E. Priestley, M.C.,\n\nD.Sc.,\n\nPrincipal and Vice Chancellor,\n\nUniversity of Birmingham.\n\n(3) Mrs. L. Forster,\n\nApsley Orchard, Woodstock Road Oxford.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nRecert &\n\nCoupon\n\nFor Mr. Gent's signature. Dem Caldecott Dem Dr Priestley\n\nques försk\n\nIn the course of our planning for the rehabilitation of Hong Kong, we have given some thought to the future of the University. It will have to be started again almost from the beginning since, apart from the problems arising from the loss of buildings and equipment and the internment of most of the staff, there has, of course, been complete interruption of matriculation and graduation.\n\nIt is, however, necessary that, as soon as possible after the liberation of the Colony, the University should be in a position to meet those urgent demands which will be made on it for doctors, teachers and other qualified persons to assist in restoring normal conditions.\n\nThis being so, it is clearly not too soon for plans to be made in the necessary detail for the resuscitation of the University. Our feeling is, however, that this planning should preferably be the responsibility of a body representative of the University itself rather than of the Colonial Office or of the future Hong Kong administration. We have in mind, therefore, the establishment of a small, influential", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580644, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-5 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Provisional Powers Committee 21-8-1946 - 23-12-1946", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-593-5 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Provisional Powers Committee 21-8-1946 - 23-12-1946", "content_text": "24\n\nPart 2 of\nOctober\n\nPlease see my minute of 19th August and subsequent minutes. An Order-in-Council was made for the purpose of establishing a statutory Committee authorized to deal with certain urgent financial affairs of the University, particularly the payment of accrued salary to those members of the staff who had been interned and the ordering of new equipment. The need for the Order-in-Council establishing such a Committee was fully discussed in the Department at the time and with the Vice-Chancellor of the University. (The meeting at which Mr. Sloss, Mr. Paskin, Mr. Cox, and myself discussed the proposed functions of the Committee is recorded in the minute of the 19th November, 1945 (flagged)). Owing, however, to the very great pressure of work at that time and the fact that Mr. Sloss was anxious for a meeting of the Committee to take place in advance of the actual date of the Order-in-Council, the sending of formal letters of appointment by the Secretary of State to the members of the Committee was overlooked. Nor were the names or the suggested members submitted to him. They were agreed by Sir E. Gent, however, See X of minute of 18.10.45 and minutes of 19.10.45 on 54147/45 (flagged). See also X of minute of 19.11.45 (Flagged).\n\nMr. McPetrie suggests that in X of his minute of the 2nd November that a note should now be put up to the Secretary of State showing the present membership of the Committee which the Secretary of State could then approve by initialling the minute, and that this will suffice to regularize the appointments of members. I have put a note to the Secretary of State opposite.\n\nWhen the present membership of the Committee has been regularized, further consideration should be given to the desirability of transferring the Committee to Hong Kong as proposed in my minute of 19th October. Perhaps Mr. Cox would very kindly comment on this.\n\nI agree with the course proposed, notwithstanding the factors.\n\n7.11.46.\n\nI have discussed with Mr. MacPetrie. He agrees with me that since Mr. Morse was an acting member of this Committee before he left for Hong Kong, his appointment should now be regularised as well as those of Mr. Sloss, Mr. Caine, and Miss Ruston.\n\nSubmitted for the Secretary of State's approval of the appointment of Mr. D. J. Sloss, C.B.E. (as Chairman) and Mr. A. Morse, C.B.E., Mr. S. Caine, C.M.G., and Miss A. M. Ruston (as members) of the University of Hong Kong Provisional Powers Committee.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-5 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Provisional Powers Committee 21-8-1946 - 23-12-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 584128, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-598-4 Salaries Commission 11-1-1947 - 5-12-1947", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-598-4 Salaries Commission 11-1-1947 - 5-12-1947", "content_text": "## \n\nobliged if for the information of His Majesty, the Governor would furnish a brief comment on the case with his reasons for declining to exercise his prerogative.\n\nA. Dussell.\n7. 9. 48.\n\nSir C. Jeffries\n\nI send this on in Mr. Paskin's absence. It seems to me, with reference to No. 10, that the proper course is to proceed on the lines suggested in paragraph 6 of Sir A. Russell's minute above. We could do this by telegram and ask for an early reply. No. 11 should be dealt with subsequently (bearing in mind what is said in 20.10).\n\n8.9.1948.\n\nis proposed.\n\nassano C. d. d. 8/9% am\n\nPatmee\n\nTrapt tot pe.\n1.919\n\nSir Alism Russell\n\nI have discussed with th. Sieberthin. We think, subject to his future views, not it would be right to inform the Governor for the main ground in mercy added (67) relies.\n\na ponge\n\n*1(10). will you please (No. \"I have thought of the dust tel vased on what appears in which the opped. If you agree with the til \"It mee\" it? must wait the runtime 9(10).\n\n1119\n\nI wearing", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-598-4 Salaries Commission 11-1-1947 - 5-12-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 587906, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-606-3 Treasury control over Hong Kong finances 14-1-1949 - 1-12-1949", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-606-3 Treasury control over Hong Kong finances 14-1-1949 - 1-12-1949", "content_text": "Secret Letter Of 19-1-49\n\nExtract from\n\nfrom Mr. Paskin to Mr. Sidebotham.\n\n32\n\n14/1/49\n\n9.\n\nWhen I met the Unofficial Members on Friday afternoon (i.e. Unofficial Members of both Executive Council and Legislative Council) the first matter on which I was heavily tackled from all sides (it was in fact a unanimous onslaught) was their feeling that very much too much has to be referred Home for decision. In the main, they were particularly resentful about the necessity of referring Home many financial matters on which they felt that they in Hong Kong were in a very much better position to form correct opinions than we (and especially the Treasury) can do in London, and they also resent what they regard as the inordinate delays in coming to a decision.\n\n(a)\n\n10. When I asked them to give me examples of the kind of thing which they have in mind they mentioned the following:\n\nThe length of time it took to get final decisions on the Salaries Commission Report. (Here I should perhaps mention that there were no Officials present at this meeting. The only people there were myself and the Unofficial Members). On this issue they represented to me very strongly the hardships under which officials had been labouring and the, to them, unfortunate effects of such a long delay in getting decisions from the C.O.\n\n(b)\n\n(c)\n\n(a)\n\nThey could not at all understand why (it having been agreed that there should be periodical reviews of the c.o.l. allowances) the determination of the new rates could not be left to the Hong Kong Government, who alone are in a position to judge what is necessary.\n\nLocal Loans. The line here was that it is only in Hong Kong that there is the knowledge of the rates of interest which it is necessary to pay, and of the psychology of when the loan should be put on the market. It was very strongly represented to me that the delay in getting final agreement on the loan which was raised last year meant that the market was missed by a matter of 7 months, and that the effect was that Hong Kong lost heavily.\n\nCurrency Fund. They could not at all understand why Hong Kong is not allowed to \"reborrow\" the money which they have deposited in London. On this issue the discussion became so highly technical that it was completely over my head. I gathered however that there had been despatches about it (though I have not yet had an opportunity of asking Follows if this is so) so it would have been clearly unprofitable to pursue the matter further at the meeting, though of course I said that I would mention it at Home.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-606-3 Treasury control over Hong Kong finances 14-1-1949 - 1-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 588227, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-606-6 Hong Kong Loan- Financial settlement 7-3-1949 - 23-12-1949", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-606-6 Hong Kong Loan- Financial settlement 7-3-1949 - 23-12-1949", "content_text": "but see para. 3 (~) Allan's Report A-(88) m1948 file. I \n\nnot quite optimistic M. Andilin due thing b. Mr.Wallace \n\nI agree generally with the line taken by Mr.Palmer, and I think he has done very valuable work on this difficult problem. I have, however, considerably toned down the latter part of paragraph 4 of the top draft. As originally drafted, this paragraph reads rather strangely side by side with the other draft, in which we give Hong Kong the impression that the chance of further assistance from H.M.G. is remote. While I am quite prepared to keep the door open in our \n\nMoreover, correspondence with the Treasury, I doubt whether the case for further assistance for Hong Kong is very powerful. There is no escaping from the fact that Hong Kong is both prosperous and under-taxed. It is true that Malaya has recently received an enhanced measure of assistance from H.M.G., but this was in relation to an established need, and Hong Kong's need is in my view far from established. We must, of course, wait until we know the amount of the sums in question, but my personal bet is that this may turn out not to be very large. The difficulty of proving a legal claim at this stage must be \n\nThe extreme, and I think a great many Hong Kong firms, given their general prosperity, will simply not take the trouble to try. That is a personal view, and I may be wrong. However, I do not think we should be justified at present in \n\nIn any case, saying any more to the Treasury than I have suggested in the revised paragraph. \n\n1.T.B .m. Pofemer 5. 7. 49 \n\nThis was discussed (m. Wallace certain amendments agrees are drafts opposite. incorporated in the final draft). If there are no further comments, perhaps you could pass it to Mr. Wallace to see again. \n\n148 when :78 Th. Parkin proposed In re the actions the string mother 2 Hre Hay Kay \"denial claims. Dr. Colman's minute 7 22/6 on written often discussion with me ✓ oprem that the line he there proposes. with which Mr. Brusillon handraprend \n\n4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-606-6 Hong Kong Loan- Financial settlement 7-3-1949 - 23-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590292, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-610-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 9-1-1948 - 18-1-1949", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-610-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 9-1-1948 - 18-1-1949", "content_text": "Furzen Wood, Abinger Common, nr Dorking\n\n6th September, 1948.\n\nDear Mr Paskin,\n\nW,\n\n1918\n\nAdam 749\n\nBourdillon\n\n(69)\n\nThank you for your letter No 54147/48 of the 3rd September.\n\nOf course I realized that delay would be involved by the difficult situation in Hong Kong.\n\nIt is kind of you to have written so fully of the position,\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nE. F. Dugard\n\nJ.J. Paskin Esq, C.M.G., M.C.,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nRECEIVED 9 SEP 1948\n\nC.O. REGY.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-610-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 9-1-1948 - 18-1-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590455, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "content_text": "(11)\n\n25\n\nAt the Inter-University Council meeting on the 29th, Mr. Sloss, who represents Hong Kong University on the Council, was present and spoke to his note of 22nd August which had been previously circulated and to the usefulness of which the Chairman, Sir James Irvine, paid tribute. A copy is attached at (11). Among the points he emphasised were (a) the continuing fear at Hong Kong that the case for a C.D.W. grant to the University might be going by default owing to the C.D.W. higher education allocation becoming fully committed in the meantime; (b) the need for the delegation to come at Christmas; and (c) the need for it to be really authoritative in its personnel. I spoke shortly on the lines agreed with Mr. Paskin on the telephone, stating the broad assumptions on which our general policy was based, namely the permanence of the present regime in China and the non-abandonment of Hong Kong; I mentioned that the downgrading of higher education there now by the abandonment of the University as such was politically unthinkable; I supported Mr. Sloss' plea that the delegation should go at Christmas as planned and that its personnel should be such as to carry weight; and I said that while the nature of the curtain that has fallen or would be likely to fall between Hong Kong and Communist China must at this stage be guesswork in its effect on the flow of students from China to the University, we should welcome the chance of briefing the delegation as fully as possible on the general background to their visit before they left, when the position might be in some respects rather clearer.\n\nOne of the members of the Council delegation will be Professor Eastham, who is at present Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield, and there is just a chance that Sir Raymond Priestley, Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham, will be the other; if he can be released he would be ideal, as Vice-Chairman of the 1946 Committee on Hong Kong University and a member of the Colonial University Grants Advisory Committee, who has of course travelled very widely and undertook for us the mission to Malaya that led to the Carr-Saunders Commission. If he is not available, I hope some other Vice-Chancellor may be persuaded by the Council to go.\n\nThe upshot of the meeting is therefore satisfactory and we shall hear in due course from Mr. Adams how the delegation will be composed.\n\nCarl Cox\n\n3rd October, 1949.\n\nMr. Wallace\n\nThis is Mr. Cox\n\nI was glad to hear about the composition of the delegation; we may consider at leisure the loose ends listed in my minute of 119. (6) & (e) are disposed of.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590457, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "content_text": "(a) The chances of getting C.D. & W. assistance are thin. Another s.o. to the Governor is probably the best way and, as to its timing, Mr. Kirkness' idea of waiting until we have notified the Governor definitely of the I.U.C. delegation's visit has much to commend it. On return of this file, will Mr. Kirkness please consider further?\n\n(b) Mr. Bourdillon has disposed of this point by his marginal note.\n\n(c) Last paragraph of Mr. Paskin's minute of 7/5 and your minute of 20/5. The suggestion that the Hong Kong University should \"spread itself so as to become an effective centre for Sino-British contact in the sphere of learning\" is even less a runner now, both with the Foreign Office and, even more, with the Treasury, than it was on 20/5. Even if we could produce a good concrete political case (which we can't amid so much uncertainty) and were able to carry the Foreign Office with us, there would be no hope in present circumstances of getting money out of the Treasury.\n\nWe might perhaps look at the idea again next summer.\n\n(d) We should get 97510/15 over and see how this matter stands.\n\n(e) This has been disposed of.\n\n(f) Provision on the C. & M. D. S. Vote of H.M.G.'s £250,000 for the University. Vide (81) and (82) on the 1940 file, my minute of 17/1 thereon, and (1) on this file, £250,000 was included in the Estimates for 1949/50. This has not been drawn yet and it seems most unlikely now that there will be time for decisions to be taken as a result of the I.U.C. delegation's visit to Hong Kong at Christmas and for money to be drawn before the 31st March 1950. I have discussed with Mr. Bryant, who advises that we should explain this to the Treasury and put in for the whole £250,000 for 1950/51. I have also spoken to Mr. Moberly of the Treasury, who of course wasn't prepared to commit the Treasury to agreeing to the whole £250,000 going in for 1950/51. If any revised plan agreed on dropped the idea of investing H.M.G.'s £250,000 in one fell swoop and proposed to use it, for instance, on building, then it might well be that all of it would not be required in 1950/51. However, I think we should make out the best case we can for the whole of the sum in 1950/51.\n\nIf you agree, may papers please be recirculated to Mr. Kirkness to draft a letter to the Treasury? (Mr. Bryant suggests that the same letter should cover the airport loan requirement 22923/12/1A which is being submitted to you separately).\n\nPlease see my marginal comments.\n\n29/10/49.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590499, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "content_text": "1949\n\nExt.7.\n\nCopy to J.J. Paskin, Esq.,\n\nChurch House.\n\n5th December, 1949.\n\n66\n\nDear Ride,\n\nThe Inter-University Council gladly accepted the invitation of the University of Hong Kong to send visitors. It had at first been suggested that the visitors might go in April, 1950, but Sloss in his letter of the 14th February suggested that it might be better to postpone the visit until Christmas. As you know we have been trying to arrange for this visit to take place during the Christmas vacation but a variety of unexpected developments have made the position quite uncertain right up to recently. One of our intended visitors, Professor Eastham, is ill and it is unlikely that he will be free to go at Christmas. Vice-Chancellors in this country are not available to undertake visits abroad at the moment because they are having to review all their capital programmes because of the financial crisis. Sloss has told me that he has heard from you that you had yourself been wondering whether the visit might not be better at Easter instead of Christmas and in a long discussion which I have just had with Sloss, Christopher Cox, and the Colonial Office, it was agreed that in the circumstances it will be better for us to put the visit back a little into next term or the Easter vacation. This may involve still further delay in decisions about the applications for C.D. & W. grants and so on, but it was fully understood that apart from delay, a brief postponement of the visit would not in any way prejudice the University's case for C.D. & W. help.\n\nNow that we have a little more breathing space, we shall probably be able to make our arrangements for the visit with rather less haste than was the case recently and I shall of course keep you informed of how our own plans and suggestions are developing about dates and the persons who will be the visitors.\n\nWith kindest regards,\n\nYours sincerely,\n\n(Walter Adams)\n\nSecretary.\n\nURLBA\n\nProfessor L.T. Ride, C.B.E., M.A., D.Sc., B.Ch. Oxon.\n\nAFLEVE", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "content_text": "available, and if the income from fees cannot be increased to the extent envisaged, the University might find itself trying to meet a wide programme of expansion with the resources at present available and no more; a position of having undertaken everything and being unable to carry anything through. Our inclination would be to suggest that the $250,000 grant from H.K.U. should be used for the most urgent of the five individual projects shown in paragraph 13 of your despatch, and perhaps also in part for rehabilitation work (your paragraph 2 estimates that rehabilitation work costing some $45,000,000 remains to be done), in which case some of the University's other resources would be released to meet ordinary recurrent expenditure; and that an alternative plan to the one in your despatch should be worked out before the visit of the Inter-University Council delegation (without prejudice, of course, to consideration of the present plan) to meet the above possibilities. This would naturally involve striking a balance between the full plans for building and the full numbers of staff recommended to arrive at a reduced, but still well-balanced, scheme for the University as a whole.\n\n(Signed) J. J. PASKIN.\n\n(J.J. PASKIN)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 593625, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-615-6 Royal Institute of International Affairs- paper on future of Hong Kong 30-12-1947 - 8-1-1948", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-615-6 Royal Institute of International Affairs- paper on future of Hong Kong 30-12-1947 - 8-1-1948", "content_text": "# UNDERFELL, \n## BARBON, \n### KIRKBY LONSDALE. \nBARBON 235. \n\n6th Jan 1847 \n\nWestmorland \n\n4 \n\nDear Mayle, \n\nAno pleasant to see \nyour signature again, \nand I congratulate Hay Kay (Barnes) on \ntheir luck. \n\nI enclose the best of can \nSin Liin \nPaul Butler's enquiry \nbut I have given \nLe ... \nfor free hand to tear it about \nas \nthinks fit. \n\nI am \ncourse \nignorant of \nthe \nPaskin – Letter \nRuston affaire until they replied to me. \n\nPlease do not hesitate to \ncall \nme \nif", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-615-6 Royal Institute of International Affairs- paper on future of Hong Kong 30-12-1947 - 8-1-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 593961, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-616-4 Public Order Ordinance- 1948 13-11-1948 - 7-2-1949", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-616-4 Public Order Ordinance- 1948 13-11-1948 - 7-2-1949", "content_text": "1. While very little exception can be taken generally to the provisions of this Ordinance at the present time in Hong Kong, there is one provision which seems extremely dangerous - viz. that contained in each of the second subsections of Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12. These sub-sections in effect put into the hands of the humblest Chinese Constable the right to shoot (not in defence of person or property), but merely for instance - if someone is obstinate about moving out of his home if ordered to evacuate (Section 11). The only condition that has to be satisfied is that the force used shall be \"necessary\" for securing compliance with the order. Section 10 says the force used \"shall appear to such person\" (i.e., the person using it) to be necessary. Sections 9, 11 and 12 oddly enough do not include this, but say \"necessary\" unqualified.\n\nSurely there ought to be some greater brake, e.g., a proviso that firearms may be used only if no other lawful means of securing compliance with the order exists (cf. Sections 5 and 6 of the Protected Places (Safety) Ordinance of 1946 - copy of the Bill behind (1) on `54299/46/47`, which incidentally was considered pretty strong meat when it was introduced -, see paragraphs 2 and 3 of (3) on `54299/46/47`). It is true that such a proviso means no more than that the use of firearms, to be justified, must be necessary, but it throws into relief the intention (which we may hope is the intention) that the use of firearms is to be exceptional.\n\n2. Subject to legal advice as to the suitability and the wording of such a proviso, I think we may signify non-disallowance, at the same time expressing the hope that early opportunity be taken to amend sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 on the lines suggested.\n\n3. I think we should also ask that the necessity for the retention of the Ordinance should be reviewed after a year.\n\n14.12.48.\n\nMr. Roberts-ray \nMr. Paskin \nI personally do not feel disposed, under present circumstances of Hong Kong, to be at all squeamish about endorsing the firm line which the Governor and the Legislature has seen fit to adopt in this legislation to meet the existing possible threat to public order and safety. It is, of course, a fact that the powers in it are exercised by a limited number of Hong Kong Police, who are armed, and we know that a large number of the ordinary Police in Hong Kong are not armed at all.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-616-4 Public Order Ordinance- 1948 13-11-1948 - 7-2-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 594000, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949", "content_text": "## in Hay Camp\n\n13\n\nNevertheless, they consider that the present exceptional circumstances justify the recommendation. The Hong Kong Government have accepted this.\n\nI think we should too.\n\n12. I presume Mr. Paskin will hear the petitioners' lawyers argue the case. If he will indicate a suitable date, I will make arrangements with them.\n\n31.3.49.\n\n**Mr. Paskin**\n\nRegulations made by the Quartering Authority. They have effect after approval by Leg. Co. The regulations in the Schedule to the Ordinance were not made by the Quartering Authority, and subsection 3(b) of section 4 should have read \"The regulations in the schedule hereto shall be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this section\".\n\nThis is not a major defect and I am of opinion that the regulations have force in law.\n\nThere is a more serious defect in section 17(a). The first part of this paragraph makes it an offence for any person to provide or offer to provide any accommodation or service in relation to a hotel except for the uses and at the charges sanctioned by or under this Ordinance.... The Ordinance itself does not prescribe uses & charges, and the regulations (which form part of the Ordinance) deal only with accommodation & charges reserved for or payable by a particular class, namely, \"Hong Kong residents\". This means that a hotel manager who provides accommodation for a \"non-resident\" person would be guilty of an offence. Such, of course, could not have been the intention and the wording of the paragraph will have to be altered.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 594003, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949", "content_text": "# Paskin \n\n`54384/44` \n\n16 \n\nメ \n\nRegulations may be made by the \"Quartering Authority\". They have effect after approval by Leg. Co. The regulations in the schedule to the Ordinance were not made by the Quartering Authority, and sub-section 3(b) of section 4 should have read \"The regulations in the Schedule hereto shall be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this section\". \n\nThis is not a major defect and I am of opinion that the regulations have force of law. \n\n## 2. \nThere is a more serious defect in section 7(a). The first part of this paragraph makes it an offence for any person to provide or agree to provide etc. any accommodation or service in relation to a hotel except for the uses and at the charges sanctioned by or under this Ordinance. The Ordinance itself does not prescribe uses and charges, and the regulations (which form part of the Ordinance) deal only with accommodation and charges reserved for or payable by a particular class, namely, \"Hong Kong residents\". This means that a hotel manager who provides accommodation for a \"non-resident\" person would be guilty of an offence. Such, of course, cannot have been the intention and the wording of the paragraph will have to be altered. \n\n## 3. \nOn the face of it, the Ordinance does not discriminate between Europeans and non-Europeans, and, from the legal angle, it does not call for the exercise of the power of disallowance. \n\n## 4. \nIt cannot be denied, however, that the object of the Ordinance is unusual and that the methods adopted to attain that object are rather peculiar. The object is to reserve a number of rooms in the local hotels for persons declared by the \"Quartering Authority\" to be \"Hong Kong residents\", and to control the hotel charges payable by such residents. In other words, the Ordinance affords an indirect method of requisitioning accommodation. Out of 91 hotels, 24 have been chosen. Of those 24, two are completely \"requisitioned\", six have 90% of their accommodation \"requisitioned\", two are affected to the extent of 80%, two to the extent of 70%, and the rest 20%. \n\n## 5. \nThe task of choosing the hotels etc. was performed by an Advisory Committee whose recommendations, save one, were embodied in the Ordinance and Regulations. The petitioners complain (a) that the Govt. refused to include in the terms of reference the question whether control was necessary, (b) that the Committee refused to carry out a \"quasi-judicial\" inquiry in public, and (c) that their counsel was heard \"exparte\" for 45 minutes only. It would perhaps have been more satisfactory if the petitioners & other interested parties had been allowed to take a more active part in the proceedings of the Advisory Committee and had been given the opportunity of combating the arguments put forward by the Hotels Residents Association. The outcome would possibly have been the same but the method would have been more likely to foster the feeling that justice had been done. \n\n## 6. \nFor the time being, the real grievance is that prices are controlled.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 594141, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949", "content_text": "# Mr. Paskin\n\n`54304/2114`\n`153`\n\nRegulations may be made by the \"quartering Authority\". They have effect after approval by Leg. Co. The regulations in the schedule to the Ordinance were not made by the quartering Authority, and sub-section 3(b) of section 4 should have read \"The regulations in the Schedule hereto shall be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this section\".\n\nThis is not a major defect and I am of opinion that the regulations have force of law.\n\n2. There is a more serious defect in section 7(a).\n\nThe first part of this paragraph makes it an offence for any person to provide or agree to provide, etc., any accommodation or service in relation to a hotel except for the uses and at the charges sanctioned by or under this Ordinance.\n\nThe Ordinance itself does not prescribe uses and charges, and the regulations (which form part of the Ordinance) deal only with accommodation and charges reserved for or payable by a particular class, namely, \"Hong Kong residents\". This means that a hotel manager who provides accommodation for a \"non-resident\" person would be guilty of an offence. Such, of course, cannot have been the intention, and the wording of the paragraph will have to be altered.\n\n3. On the face of it, the Ordinance does not discriminate between Europeans and non-Europeans, and, from the legal angle, it does not call for the exercise of the power of disallowance.\n\n4. It cannot be denied, however, that the object of the Ordinance is unusual and that the methods adopted to attain that object are rather peculiar.\n\nThe object is to reserve a number of rooms in the local hotels for persons declared by the \"quartering Authority\" to be \"Hong Kong residents\", and to control the hotel charges payable by such residents.\n\nIn other words, the Ordinance affords an indirect method of requisitioning accommodation.\n\nOut of 91 hotels, 24 have been chosen. Of those 24, two are completely \"requisitioned\", six have 90% of their accommodation \"requisitioned\", two are affected to the extent of 80%, two to the extent of 70%, and the rest to 20%.\n\n5. The task of choosing the hotels, etc., was performed by an Advisory Committee whose recommendations, save one, were embodied in the Ordinance and Regulations.\n\nThe petitioners complain (a) that the Govt. refused to include in the terms of reference the question whether control was necessary, (b) that the Committee refused to carry out a \"quasi-judicial\" inquiry in public, and (c) that their counsel was heard \"ex parte\" for 45 minutes only.\n\nIt would perhaps have been more satisfactory if the petitioners and other interested parties had been allowed to take a more active part in the proceedings of the Advisory Committee and had been given the opportunity of combating the arguments put forward by the Hotels Residents Association. The outcome would possibly have been the same, but the method would have been more likely to foster the feeling that justice had been done.\n\n6. For the time being, the real grievance is that prices are controlled.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 594655, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-618-4 University of Hong Kong- conversion of Tung Wah Eastern Hospital into a teaching hospital 17-2-1949 - 27-9-1949", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-618-4 University of Hong Kong- conversion of Tung Wah Eastern Hospital into a teaching hospital 17-2-1949 - 27-9-1949", "content_text": "## Page 11\n\navailable, and if the income from fees cannot be increased to the extent envisaged, the University might find itself trying to meet a wide programme of expansion with the resources at present available and no more; a position of having undertaken everything and being unable to carry anything through. Our inclination would be to suggest that the £250,000 grant from H.M.G. should be used for the most urgent of the five individual projects shown in paragraph 13 of your despatch, and perhaps also in part for rehabilitation work (your paragraph 2 estimates that rehabilitation work costing some $5,000,000 remains to be done) in which case some of the University's other resources would be released to meet ordinary recurrent expenditure; and that an alternative plan to the one in your despatch should be worked out before the visit of the Inter-University Council delegation (without prejudice, of course, to consideration of the present plan) to meet the above possibilities. This would naturally involve striking a balance between the full plans for building and the full numbers of staff recommended to arrive at a reduced, but still well-balanced, scheme for the University as a whole.\n\n(Signed) **J. J. PASKIN**\n\nPrinted for use of the Colonial Office. The contents must not be shown or made available to unauthorised persons.\n\n**HONG KONG \nREPORT OF THE HONG KONG \nUNIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE**\n\nLONDON: HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE \n1946", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-618-4 University of Hong Kong- conversion of Tung Wah Eastern Hospital into a teaching hospital 17-2-1949 - 27-9-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 594700, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-618-5 University of Hong Kong- proposed grant for rebuilding and development 28-3-1949 - 27-9-1949", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-618-5 University of Hong Kong- proposed grant for rebuilding and development 28-3-1949 - 27-9-1949", "content_text": "available, and if the income from fees cannot be increased to the extent envisaged, the University might find itself trying to meet a wide programme of expansion with the resources at present available and no more; a position of having undertaken everything and being unable to carry anything through. Our inclination would be to suggest that the $250,000 grant from H.M.G. should be used for the most urgent of the five individual projects shown in paragraph 13 of your despatch, and perhaps also in part for rehabilitation work (your paragraph 2 estimates that rehabilitation work costing some $5,000,000 remains to be done) in which case some of the University's other resources would be released to meet ordinary recurrent expenditure; and that an alternative plan to the one in your despatch should be worked out before the visit of the Inter-University Council delegation (without prejudice, of course, to consideration of the present plan) to meet the above possibilities. This would naturally involve striking a balance between the full plans for building and the full numbers of staff recommended to arrive at a reduced, but still well-balanced, scheme for the University as a whole.\n\n(Signed) **J.J. PASKIN**\n**J.J. ASKIN**\n\n7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-618-5 University of Hong Kong- proposed grant for rebuilding and development 28-3-1949 - 27-9-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 595960, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949", "content_text": "وبرا \n\nOf el. eo. Gen. Houghing. w. 347 Conf.\n\nMr. Falmer. 10. Mr. Mitchell (China Assn). F.A. - (9)\n\nUsits M- Wallowe\n\nThe letter\n\ncomplete\n\ningenuous\n\n6\n\nwich cale\n\nThe three\n\nthe ofs\n\n合\n\n29-3-49.\n\n1:\n\n30.3.49\n\ndrafto\n\nherewith\n\nI chuck.\n\nI fear aumentat\n\nmust attempt\n\n75 action\n\nis 9\n\nwe\n\nMr Mitchell\n\napperance; but\n\nsome progress\n\nDreme\n\nYu\n\n11.\n\nMr. Paskin\n\n1. I am sorry to bother you with this dreadful case, but, in Mr. Sidebotham's absence, I think you should see our proposed reply to the latest China Association reminder (10) and the comprehensive despatch to Hong Kong.\n\n2. After you saw these papers (your minute of 17/12/48 on 18895/17/48) it was decided that they should be transferred to Hong Kong Department registration, but that initial minuting and drafting should be done by Finance Department. (Mr. Poynton's minute of 10/1/49 on 18895/17/48).\n\n3. In a comprehensive minute of 7/2 on this file Mr. Palmer drew all the threads together and proposed a course of action. With Legal Advisers' concurrence (Sir Sidney Abrahams' minute 15/2) this was approved (Mr. Gortell-Barnes' minute of 17/3).\n\n4. (9) deals with one aspect of the agreed action (the category \"A\" claim against the Government of India).\n\nDraft \"C\" is the despatch to Hong Kong which deals comprehensively with all the claims connected with the Hong Kong War Supplies Board which appear on these files. Quite briefly the conclusions conveyed to Hong Kong are:-\n\n(i) that, where not yet met, category \"A\" claims (for goods suppl) should be pursued, and we will help where required\n\ndraft B to the Treasury\n\nG\n\nsee also (9) and\n\n(ii) that category \"B\" claims (for goods which were in process of manufacture, but were not supplied) cannot be met, and\n\n(iii) that category \"C\" claims (for reimbursement of advances made by local European firms to Chinese contractors to assist the latter in purchasing materials for manufacture) also cannot be met.\n\nThe amounts of the claims in the three categories are summarised at (11).\n\nDraft B.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596183, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-622-9 Material for 'vetting' for lecture 9-11-1949 - 14-11-1949", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-622-9 Material for 'vetting' for lecture 9-11-1949 - 14-11-1949", "content_text": "In a public speech of this kind, that is of course a matter for the War Office and not for us.\n\nI am afraid this is rather a discouraging comment and I do not wish to imply that we disagree with most of the views expressed by General Ritchie, though I do not think we would endorse them all.\n\nThe lecture as drafted would in fact be a most suitable and interesting lecture to such as the Imperial Defence College but of course the Royal Asian Society audience is public.\n\nAnother point which I suggest might be worth looking at is subsequent publicity and it might be worth while to try to take steps to limit this by ensuring that only a very brief summary is published in the Society's Journal and that those present are asked not to communicate with the Press.\n\nI am copying this letter to Pakkin of the Colonial Office.\n\n(R. H. Scott)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-622-9 Material for 'vetting' for lecture 9-11-1949 - 14-11-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597642, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-624-8 Immigration control- expulsion of undesirables 1-8-1949 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-624-8 Immigration control- expulsion of undesirables 1-8-1949 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "TELEGRAM\n\nDraft\n\nSAYINGRAM\n\n* The word Priority may be entered here, if necessary.\n\nTo: O.A.G. HONG KONG 26/7\n\nRepeated to: C.C Mr. Sidebotham Mr. ... Mr. .. Mr. .. Paskin Sir Tel. Sex, am Permt. U.S. of S. Parly. U.S. of S. S. of S. GOVERNOR HONGKONG\n\nFile No. 54064/3\n\nSent. kay 1200 27.7.50\n\nPriority: To be transmitted:\n\nNo. Nick In £xuxx Beckigasedbroestires. Important. Septxx\n\nRE 27 JUL 1950\n\nIn Tel. C.D. (14)\n\nYour confidential savingram No. 746\n\nExpulsion of Undesirables Ordinance.\n\nI agree with your arguments in paragraph 2, especially in view of recent events in the Korea theatre.\n\nI note position on frontier as reported in your latest appreciation for week ending 19th July. If a sudden deterioration in the security situation occurs you are authorised to, at your discretion, implement the Ordinance without further reference to me, provided that you are advised by your military and police Advisers and those responsible for security, that the security situation makes it essential to do so forthwith.\n\nPlease inform me and Peking immediately should this course become necessary.\n\nDistribution:\n\nFurther action:\n\n235881882 50m 9.49, Wa. & Co. 51/3\n\nSECRET.\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-624-8 Immigration control- expulsion of undesirables 1-8-1949 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597867, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "29\n\nfor the creation of an Endowment fund. We hope for a further £250,000 for HKG & the balance from the Commonwealth & HK Govt & community.\n\nMr. Higham will see that this matter is examined further. Hall 3/10.\n\nJapan ... In 'secret summary' by his hidrauli on that from austral ... Winks you prepared to muskunft. ~3/10\".\n\nThe offender, who is the vital contact, has agreed that the question now left for us should be raised with Mr. Paskin ald gN/0/x tel 1135 (ref 27) 5/10/50\n\nI have asked Mr. Higham to be kind enough to do this.\n\nI understand that Mr. Hall has spoken to Mr. Paskin about the point raised by Mr. Sidebotham in his minute 3/10 above. Mr. Paskin fears that we are too late to sound Mr. Macdonald and in any case he, Mr. Paskin, will be unable to do so. Perhaps Mr. Higham might mention the matter.\n\n(30) - This telegram is unsatisfactory in that it appears from para. 1 that the University authorities have still not yet been able to give the Governor the required assurances. However he anticipates that they will be able to do so and on the strength of this I think it is time we approached the Treasury on (a) the £250,000 promised in the 1948 financial settlement, and (b) the offer of a million C.D. & W. grant. Another good reason for bringing up (a) is the fact that the 1951/52 Estimates are in course of preparation and the million will have to be voted. I have therefore revised Mr. Fairclough's draft to the Treasury (behind (23)) and submit the result for consideration. I think it is self-explanatory.\n\n/(30)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597915, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 77, "title": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "INWARD TELEGRAM\n\nTO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES\n\n76 28\n\n1:\n\nI\n\nCyff & GENEL\n\n20 SEP 1960\n\nREGISTRY\n\nCOMMISSIONER GENERAL FOR U.K., S.E.ASIA.\n\nD. 18th September, 1960.\n\nR. 18th\n\nH\n\n#\n\n19.15 hrs.\n\n24\n\nNo. 210. Secret.\n\nFollowing personal for Paskin from Macdonald. Begins.\n\nYour message in telegram No. 447.\n\nI fear I was deterred from making approach to Australasian authorities, owing to my not wishing to prejudice chance of a favourable Australian reply to request which we decided to make at about that time for assistance in connection with the emergency here. The matter can, of course, be raised with the Australian authorities at any other time which seems propitious. I am sorry I failed to report the above.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598012, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "172\n\nif you could let me know whether a meeting with Mr. Paskin would be possible say on the afternoon of Thursday, 16th at about 3 p.m. If this suited Mr. Paskin I would find out whether Sir Christopher Cox would be free to come to this meeting or would be free to see Mouat Jones at some other time on the same day.\n\nMouat Jones has seen the appropriate papers such as the \"Cox\" Committee report, the applications for a C.D. & W. grant and various reports on or from the University itself. He has also, of course, seen your letter of the 23rd December, 1949,\n\nabout the importance which is attached by the Secretary of State to this visit. The purpose of the meeting with Paskin would therefore be to learn the general background of the present situation of the University and any political points which he thought the visitors should have in mind.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nWard Cuan\n(Walter Adams)\nSecretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598280, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL\n\nThe Church House,\n\nGreat Smith Street,\n\nLondon, S.W.1.\n\n15th August, 1951.\n\n34\n\nApropos of our talk about the allocation to the Hong Kong University of part of the Japanese assets now held in Hong Kong, I enclose a copy of a telegram, which we have now received from the Governor, in which he proposes that the amount to be so allocated should be $16 million instead of $12 million, thus providing the whole of the proposed £1 million Endowment Fund from this source. I understand that you also have heard something to this effect from Hong Kong. I should very much like to have a talk with you and Morse about this proposal, which we shall of course have to submit to the Secretary of State.\n\nAs to that, the position is that the Secretary of State will only be in the Office for a short time at the beginning of next week before he leaves for his visit to Central Africa. If at all possible, therefore, I should like to have our preliminary talk tomorrow or Friday, if it is convenient to you, and I should be grateful if you would give me a ring with a view to fixing a mutually convenient time.\n\nI am sending a similar letter to Morse.\n\nMr. M.K. Lo, Kt., C.B.E.\n\n(J.J. PASKIN)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598281, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL\n\nThe Church House,\n\nGreat Smith Street,\n\nLondon, S.W.1.\n\n15th August, 1951.\n\n35\n\nApropos of our talk about the allocation to the Hong Kong University of part of the Japanese assets now held in Hong Kong, I enclose a copy of a telegram, which we have now received from the Governor, in which he proposes that the amount to be so allocated should be $16 million instead of $12 million thus providing the whole of the proposed £1 million Endowment Fund from this source. I understand that you also have heard something to this effect from Hong Kong. I should very much like to have a talk with you and M.K. Lo about this proposal which we shall of course have to submit to the Secretary of State.\n\nAs to that, the position is that the Secretary of State will only be in the Office for a short time at the beginning of next week before he leaves for his visit to Central Africa. If at all possible therefore I should like to have our preliminary talk tomorrow or Friday, if it is convenient to you, and I should be grateful if you would give me a ring with a view to fixing a mutually convenient time.\n\nI am sending a similar letter to M.K. Lo.\n\nSir Arthur Morse, C.B.E.\n\n(J.J. PASKIN)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598293, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "content_text": "Mr. Paskin has asked me to send on direct, as he is deeply engaged at a meeting with Sir T. Lloyd this afternoon, the statement attached below which it is proposed that the Secretary of State should make in regard to the disposal of Japanese assets in Hong Kong.\n\nThe general lines of this statement were readily accepted by Sir A. Morse and Sir Man Kam Lo at a discussion which was concerned more particularly with the Hong Kong University Endowment Fund. The statement, of course, relates to the treatment of assets in the Far Eastern territories where the bulk of them lies.\n\nMr. Paskin is anxious that the Secretary of State should approve this statement in case it is necessary for it to be issued during his forthcoming absence. Would you please submit it to him for his authority to issue as and when necessary.\n\n2. 8. 1951.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598302, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "content_text": "Hong Kong University. Mr. Sloss said that this problem had always confronted the University and in 1939 he was sent to the U.K. by the Governor to represent that the University was very much more than of only local concern. The prestige and influence of H.M.G. was bound up with the maintenance of a proper influential University. His own Mission in 1939 was interrupted by the war but H.M.G. had realised that the University was of \"Imperial\" concern. The Committee in 1946 was asked by the University itself to consider whether it should go on or not and although the Committee was of the opinion that the continuance of the University was essential this could only be done if it received adequate financial backing. Although considerable sums of money had been spent on the University since the war, this had been concentrated on doing better what they had been doing before and did not cover any extension of its activities. In 1946 the Committee had recommended that if the University could not be re-established on a proper financial basis it should not be re-established and technical institutions should be substituted for it. The University serves the interest of the Colony but it was also the instrument of Higher Education for students from other territories in the Far East. 40% of its students came from other territories and with freer communications with China this figure would probably increase to 50%. The opening of the Malaya University would not affect Hong Kong University.\n\nThe Secretary of State said that he was very much obliged to Sir A. Morse, Sir M.K. Lo and Mr. Sloss for coming and he was glad to see them. He appreciated the spirit in which the case had been put forward and fully understood the points made about prestige and H.M.G.'s interest. The difficulty we were up against was one of funds as the C.D.W. funds were already earmarked. Claims on the fund were increasing all the time as costs were rising everywhere. As a result budgets and plans had to be revised. Other people had also been to see the Secretary of State about such matters. He understood that the present proposal did not refer to capital expenditure or money for any extension of the University's activities, but solely to finding money to cover recurrent expenditure. He had gathered from the correspondence that unless this could be done there was no alternative but to cut down the University's activities. He appreciated very fully that to reduce these facilities would be a serious blow to education and to prestige. He did not doubt that the establishment of an Endowment Fund was the correct thing to do but we had met to decide the ways and means of doing it. The Secretary of State then referred to the reply given by the Foreign Secretary to a P.Q. on Wednesday, the 25th July, and quoted \"H.M.G. will be empowered to seize Japanese assets in Colonial, Trust and Protected Territories ... and that these assets ... should be entirely at the disposal of the Secretary of State for the Colonies for the benefit of, and in consultation with the territories with which he is concerned\". The Governors had of course been consulted about the disposal of these assets but until it was possible to issue public statements on the matter it must be treated as strictly confidential. The Governor of Hong Kong had been consulted about using some of the Japanese assets in Hong Kong to set up the Endowment Fund and the Secretary of State then read out Hong Kong telegram 792 and enquired whether this proposal would meet the case.\n\nSir A. Morse said that it would and that he thought they should be able to raise a further $4 million to raise the figure to $16 million i.e. £1 million.\n\nMr. Paskin said that the Governors had been informed about the Japanese assets proposals by telegrams and asked to concert action about public statements through Mr. MacDonald. He thought this would take about a fortnight.\n\nThe question of an announcement about the Endowment Fund was then considered. The announcement should be so worded as not to hinder the possibility of raising further money locally as suggested by Sir A. Morse. As Parliament was due to adjourn next week it would not be possible to arrange a P.M. in time, particularly as it would not be advisable to issue a statement on Hong Kong in advance of one on Malaya and other colonies. It was therefore decided to consider a draft statement at a further meeting (subsequently arranged for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 1st August in Mr. Paskin's room).\n\nMr. W. Adams mentioned that the fee income of the Hong Kong University was the highest of any and was 40% of income as compared with 20% in the U.K. There was therefore a danger that it would become a rich man's university. The scholarship proposal was therefore very important. Mr. Sloss and Sir A. Morse supported this.\n\nPage 56\n\n27. 7. 1951.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 600636, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951", "content_text": "Hi Parkin,\n\nThank you for your ample material on a draft despatch.\n\nI have discussed this draft with Mr. Sidebotham and I agree that it covers the ground on which it is felt that policy in Hong Kong is lacking. I must say, however, that my own preference would be to turn the substance of the despatch into a semi-official letter to the Governor, for two reasons. The first is that the Governor might well feel that a despatch in these terms, which he would have to lay before his Executive Council, constitutes an unmerited reflection on his administration. My second reason is that, in a semi-official letter, it would be possible to speak a little more plainly (e.g., on such points as that mentioned at X in para. 5 of my minute of the 3rd January).\n\nOn the other hand, Mr. Sidebotham feels that, unless the Governor receives an official despatch which he could lay before the Legislative Council if he thought it desirable, it is most unlikely that he would be able to persuade the Legislature to vote the necessary increases in taxation. But this also is perhaps a question which we can discuss with Mr. Nicol. It may well be that the best course would be to modify the despatch and to accompany it by a semi-official letter to the Governor.\n\n17 Jan 50.\n\n... eventually ... that an official despatch and a semi-official letter. But this covers the ground and provides a basis for discussion.\n\n19/1\n\nYou will perhaps like to look at these drafts. The greeting in Mr. Nicol's letter at Hong...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 600639, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951", "content_text": "Mr. Paskin.\n\nWith reference to Mr. Creech Jones' minute of 3.2 above on this file which I think missed you while you were away. I submit this now for instructions as to what further action should be taken. My own feeling is, as I think you know, that the Governor has got so much on his plate at the moment that we should do everything possible to avoid adding to it unless it is vitally necessary to do so.\n\nSir C. Jeffries\n\n1. 3. 50.\n\nI have hitherto refrained from resubmitting these papers since the new Secretary of State took Office for the reason that Ministers have been very much occupied with other more pressing matters.\n\nThey will however I think be interested to see this collection of papers and minutes on Social Policy in Hong Kong and may perhaps wish to discuss the matter with Sir A. Grantham during the course of his forthcoming visit to London towards the end of this month.\n\nIt will be recalled that Mr. Rees Williams returned from his visit to Hong Kong with the impression that there is very little in the way of \"social conscience\" in Hong Kong; and that there is also a lack of civic consciousness which is reflected in the absence of any civic public buildings.\n\nWhile there is I think a certain amount of force in the second of these criticisms, the collection of minutes and memoranda on this file show that, in the matter of social welfare work, there is considerable activity not only on the part of Government but also on the part of a large number of unofficial organisations.\n\nIn this connection it is interesting to record that in the report of the recent visit to Hong Kong of representatives of the Inter-University Council there are repeated references to the enlightened interest taken in (and pride felt for) the University in both official and unofficial circles.\n\nPaper submitted accordingly for consideration by Ministers in preparation for Sir A. Grantham's arrival.\n\n7th June, 1950.\n\nWe should\n\ndiscuss this with\n\nthe ... I would\n\nsend\n\na despatch\n\nrather not\n\nat the women's", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]