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Semi-official C.S. correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai, 13 Mar. 1951-7 Oct. 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/128

Scope and Contents

Semi-official C.S. correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, regarding Chinese staff matters, with enclosures.

1. Copies of C.S. letters nos 1-6 from J.H. Keswick and E.F. Watts, Hong Kong, to R. Gordon and H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, 7 January-23 September 1952.

2. Copies of C.S. letters nos 1-5 from J.H. Keswick and D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, to H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, 2 April-25 August 1951.

3. Original C.S. letters nos 11-18 from R. Gordon and H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, to J.H. Keswick, Hong Kong, 24 January-7 October 1952.

4. Original C.S. letters nos 1-10 from R. Gordon and H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, to J.H. Keswick and D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 13 March-29 November 1951.

There is an index at the beginning of the volume containing the following entries:

Hong Kong-Shanghai: Annual Increases; Ho Wing Sang; Labour Insurance Scheme; Medical Scheme; Pay Off; Staff Union; Superannuation; Tsingtao; Tsingtao - Ho Wing Sang and T.C. Wang; Tientsin Shipping Godowns; T.C. Wang.

Shanghai-Hong Kong: Annual Increases; British Overseas Airways Corporation Staff; Canton Labour Insurance Law; Foochow; Hankow Staff; Ho Wing Sang; Labour Insurance Scheme; Labour; Lo Po Chun; Medical Scheme; Pay Off; Staff Union; Superannuation; Staff - Tientsin; Staff - Tsingtao; Tsingtao - Ho Wing Sang and T.C. Wang; Tientsin Shipping Godowns; K.F. Un; T.C. Wang.

Dates

  • Creation: 13 Mar. 1951-7 Oct. 1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.

Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.

Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 29 September 2011.

Related Materials

The C.S. correspondence series was created following a suggestion made by H.H. Lennox in semi-official letter no. 101 from Shanghai to Hong Kong, 2 March 1951, which can be found in J1/145/9.

Repository Details

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