Translation.
No.350/27.
69
(Extract from Kwok Man San Man, Canton. 3rd. May, 1927)
The Foreign Office shortly to take active steps to
resume Kwong Chow Wan.
It is hoped that all the people throughout China
will support the Government in this respect.
On the 29th. of last month our reporter had an
interview with Pang Iu Tseung, Secretary of the Intel-
ligence Department of the Foreign Office, and asked him
what projects the Foreign Office had in hand for the
immediate future. In reply Mr. Pang gave him the follow-
ing detailed account.
A despatch was received some days ago from the
Provincial Government of Kwongtung instructing us to
have Kwong Chow Wan resumed without any delay. Every
preparation is being made by this Office, for the purpose,
and I have had permission from Secretary Ko (Shing Yuen)
to give you a brief account of my views on the subject.
Kwong Chow Wan was leased to France in 1898.
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An important Clause of the Treaty made it clear that
France had no right to give it up to any other country.
This proves that the sovereignty of this territory still
appertains to China.
three main points to be considered in the resumption of
Kwong Chow Wan.
From the legal aspect there are
(1) The Powers claimed from the Chinese leases of
various territories on the pretext of maintaining
the balance of power. Therefore Kiaochow was leased
to Germany, Wei-hei-wei to England, Port Arthur and
Ta Lien Wan to Russia and Kwong Chow Wan to France.
Kiao chow is now no longer in the hands of Germany,
nor Port Arthur in the hands of Russia.
Thus the
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