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19-71

Registry 2083/98/10.

Number

FROMColonial Office

No54064/41.

Dated 17th Mar. 1941. Received

in Registry

19th Mar.1941

19t

F: China.

CHINA

Hong Kong Immigration ordinance.

Refers to Foreign Office letter or 24th January (F 215/98/10).

Transmit s copy of despatch No. 483 of 3rd December from Hong Kong enclosing copy of the Immigratio Control Ordinance, 1940, together with a note by the Attorney General explaining the objects and reasons of the Ordinance. Transmits also copies of Ordinances of 1899, 1934 and 1935 to which reference is made in this note.

Proposed to inform Acting Governor that in present circumstances at Hong hong power of non- disallowance will not be exercised in respect of this Ordinance.

Last Paper.

F1808

References.

(Minutes.)

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

bf C.O.

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not concur in the proposed action. Asiejinds

rods the emergency purpose of "this legislation", "it has always been

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stressed that the scheme is a

defence measure, and it would therefore seem

Apr 26th appropriate that th

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(Action completed.)

(Index.)

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