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F 9636
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30 AUG 1939
August, 1939.
Dear Ronald,
I enclose copies of correspondence with the
Governor of Hong Kong regarding an Ordinance which has
recently been passed by the Hong Kong Legislature to amend
the Telecommunications Ordinance, 1936. I also enclose
for your perusal and return a copy of the report of the
debate on the Bill in the Hong Kong Legislative Council.
As you will see, the new Ordinance confers
on the Hong Kong Government wide powers of arrest and
search without a warrant, and we have had some misgivings
in regard to this point. The Governor considers that
the powers are necessary at the present juncture in order
that the detecting authorities should be able to act
quickly and secretly in the interests of the Colony's
safety and neutrality.
The Ordinance has been assented to by the
Governor and is therefore already in force. It is, however,
subject to disallowance by His Majesty through the
N. B. RONALD, ESQ., C.M.G., C.V.O.
Secretary
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