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Sir A. Clark Kerr,
Chungking.
Telegram.
No: 48.
(Cypher)
/ ZEK
Departmental 2.
Governor Houghang 19 Repeat to
& Shanghai
100.
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W
January, 1941.
Despatches 11.5501.
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Your telegram No. 8 of 6th January:
Hong Kong Immigration Ordinance7.
You should inform Chinese Government
that His Majesty's Government have
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carefully considered their representations
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but regret that in the interests of the
defence of Hong Kong it has not been found
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possible to postpone further the enforcement
of the measure (which was published on
9th November and passed the Legislative Council
on 29th November) and that it came into force on 15th January.
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Instructions,
however, have been given that the
(who concur) regulations will be administered as
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17- Butler Wree!
sympathetically and leniently as possible.
A
as
2. Hong Kong telegrams Nos. 3 to you
Lōr 9th January7 and 43 to Colonial Office
of 17th January will give you material
to/
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