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(3) Rehabilitation of Chinese Section of
Kowloon-Canton Railway.
We know that something has been done
already, since the Hong Kong Government are
satisfied that the line is now in a fit state
for the new express engines.
find the money for further work.
Hong Kong cannot
Sir M. Lampson has been instructed to take
any opportunity which may occur of representing
to the Chinese authorities the interest of the
Government of Hong Kong in this matter. (14
on 62834)
(4) Loop-line at Hankow.
We
As to this see especially 12714/26. might perhaps offer to Mr. Choy the obvious
suggestion that the work might suitably be
financed from Boxer Funds as "mutually beneficial".
In any case, though there may be local prejudice against it, the project is clearly in
the interests of the Chinese themselves and it
is likely to be undertaken in the end, whether
a bribe from Hong Kong is forthcoming or not.
As stated in paragraph 7, we have never sent
the despatch promised in our telegram of 11th
10
June (on 62782). It appears that this
despatch was to cover a copy of the despatch to
Sir M. Lampson of which the draft is in 8 on
that file.
(3) was received after I had written this
minute, but it does not seem to call for any
special