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shall have previously consented thereto and so far as required
by the Loan Agreement the written consent of the Corporation also
obtained and neither Government shall grant any rights of mining or
quarrying under or near the Railway which would in any manner
interfere with or prejudicially affect the Railway or its working nor
shall either Governinent itself exercise any such rights to the prejudice
of the Railway.
21.-ANY matter arising under this Agreement and not provided
herein as being within the competence of the Board to settle shall be
referred to arbitration each Government to appoint one Arbitrator
and the Arbitrators to have power to appoint an Umpire.
22.-TH Agreement shall be executed in duplicate and one part.
retained by each Government Provided that this Agreement is not to
be binding on the Hongkong Government until accepted by the
Hongkong Legislative Council to which the Hongkong Government
shall submit it in due course. Any doubt arising as to the interpre-
tation of this Agreement shall be settled by reference to the English
text which is to be the standard and this Agreement shall be construed
according to English Law.
23.---THIS Agreement is not to prejudice the rights of the
Corporation under the loan Agreement and such Agreement shall
apply to the Chinese section of the Railway hereunder and shall be
carried into effect in such manner as to comply with the provisions of
this Agreement.