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Hankow Railway; (2) development of
the port of Whampoa; (3) rehabilitation
of the Chinese section of the Kowloon-
Canton Railway; and (4) construction
of a loop-line connecting the Canton-
Hankow and Kowloon-Canton Railways.
2. As regards the completion of the
Canton-Hankow railway, Lord Passfield
confiten fil
understands from your letter No.F3633/57/10
of the 2nd August, that the Chinese
contemplate the
f
Government have determined to use the bulk use the bulk
of the returned Boxer Indemnity funds for
this purpose. Action on the part of His
Majesty's Government in the United Kingdon
or of the Hong Kong Government would
therefore appear to be unnecessary.
In this connection I am to
enquire whether the despatch of which the
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draft was enclosed in your confidential
letter No. F 2426/57/10 of the 4th July has
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yet been forwarded to Sir M. Lampson and to
request