COPY.
From Viceroy
F
Note.
Translation.
Sir,
C.O.
13023820
RECO
Read 29 MAY 19
April 7th, 1899.
I have received your note informing me that you had received a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong requesting me, after the flag had been hoisted, to remove every Chinese official and soldier from the New Territory.
It is set forth in the Convention made with the Tsungli Yamen that "the Chinese officials stationed in Kowloon City shall continue to perform their duties as heretofore; therefore there can be no question of removing them. As regards the soldiers, the Governor himself requested that they should be sent to keep order, so I sent 300 men of the Chien Battalion to take up their quarters at Kowloon, and 300 men of the Fang Yen Battalion to Shen Chou, to be at hand to preserve order. At the present time the Fang Yen detachment are still at Shen Chou, while the Chien detachment have been moved to Sha Tau Kok.
I have telegraphed to Deputy Wang to inform the Governor of Hong Kong.
(Card of Viceroy.)
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