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Govorwent when he explained the
essential distinction
I in hord Passfield :
Opinion
mutter i
doubtful expediency.
to
-obotrustion to be drawn between the
lease of Weihaiwel, rd the lease
of the New Territory.
Territorys
Under the
provisions of tre lowloon Extension
Agreement the lease of the sow
Carritories does not expire until
1997.
While therefore the question
of die Imjesty's Government honouring
their bond in this matter will not
arise for 67 years it is extremely
64 Hong Kong to entertain the iQ08 ——
that the policy of His Majesty's
allow
the
iden
to be
entertained
Government favours the early return of
this defensive frontier territory
a
to China or that the sacrifice must
be doganded of the Colony on the
present oocasion of negotiating #
Customs Agreement if China is to be
her
expected to honour its bond in
accordance