TNAG-0069-FCO40-105-Disturbances-in-Hong-Kong-propaganda-1967 — Page 192

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THE

GENERAL

CHAMBER OF

FOUNDED 1861

COMMERCE

THE HONG KONG

GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

港總商

1st June, 1967.

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Suen JJAK. 6th

Dear Collar

For us in the Chamber the most worrying aspect of all the recent disturbances has been the effect that they could have on buyers overseas, who were being fed by the World press with a continuous flow of highly coloured reports which must have made them think that Hong Kong commerce and industry had closed down completely.

In fact, nothing of the sort happened and, though there was a lot of noise and disruption of traffie on one or two occasions 'business as usual' was very much the order of the day and I did not hear of a single ship, or shipment of cargo that was held up because of the troubles.

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We felt it essential to get this true picture across to as wide as possible an audience and I attach 20 copies of the letter which our Chairman has sent to all Chamber's of Commerce and British com- mercial representatives on our overseas Annual Report mailing list. You may have one or two connections to whom you would care to pass

a copy.

We also felt it appropriate to do some quick positive trade promotion and I enclose three sheets of stickers which we have had printed. These have been made available to all members of the Chamber for use on their overseas letters and perhaps you might be able to use some of them for a few days,

We have other ideas on the boil and I will be letting you know about them (and sending you supplies) as they come along.

Jours ever

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J.B. Kite Secretary

H. J. Collar, Esq., C.B.E.,

The Hong Kong Association, Broad Street House,

54 Old Broad St.,

London E.C.2.

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