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sir,
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Government House,
Hong Kong.
15th May, 1939.
I have the honour to forward for your
consideration the accompanying draft of a Bill, which
it is proposed to introduce to Legislative Council, to
amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, end which is
designed principally to enable the Harbour Master to
refuse a port clearance in the oase of a ship intending
to proceed to a port of China which has not been opened
to foreign trade.
2. The Memorandum of Objects and Reasons appended
to the Bill explains that the proposed amendment is
designed to facilitate the preventive work of the Chinese
Maritime Customs. My Executive Council has approved of
its introduction and I should be glad if the Bill may
be submitted for Royal instructions, in order that it may
be proceeded with at once.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MacDUNALD, M.F.
etc., etc.,
etc.
I have, etc.
(Sgd.) G. A. S. NORTHCOTE.
Governor.
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