Translation.
C.O.
40473 September 3rd, 1905.
5. 8. XXX14 NOV 05
529
Your Excellency:-
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of Your Excellency's Note respecting the question of
the Canton-Kowloon Railway, and enquiring what offi-
cials would be appointed by the Chinese Government to
enter upon negotiations in regard to the construction
of this line. (Note of August 30th quoted in exten-
so).
In reply I have the honour to observe that
the Preliminary Agreement for a Canton-Kowloon Rail-
way defines its scope as from Canton city to British
Kowloon. The memorandum which Your Excellency gave
this Board describes the line as falling into two sec-
tions, one the Kowloon section, which the Hongkong
Government will construct themselves, and one the Can-
ton section, which the British and Chinese Corporation
is prepared to construct for China under a Loan Agree-
ment an arrangement which is not in accord with the
Sir E. Satov, G.C.M.G.,
&c., &c., &c. .
preliminary
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