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hr P. Cunliffe Lister
Ir. Thoses considers that the
Hong Kong Government could very
well have made out a case for
concessions many years ago.
He
does not now wish to put forward
any retrospective claims,.hut
he would suggest that the Army
that fact into
Council should take into consideration,
He would accordingly urge that the proposals now cubuitted
the comparatively forbearing attit
attitude
of the Hong Kong Government, and that
the latter should not be made to
suffer because, compare with
other
the Colonies, they have been
neglectful of their own interests,
and have been willing to allow
without patent,
practices to continue/which were
conti
efinitely to the benefit of the
United Kingdom Exchequer and to the
disadvantage of the Colonial Government.
her R. Gunliffe Lister.
that
would urge tint
for calulating the
these proposals Aut forward by Aire
military contribution
Hong Kong Goverment may be considered
in