views as regards the desirability of retaining possession
of the New Territory at least until the expiry of the lease
in 1907.
As regards the more reste future I do not feel
rd any useful
tions an
able to at
policy of His Majesty's Severnment with regard to the Colony
of Hongkong and the leased territory should boy md indeed
one hand th lesse of
the New Territory has still more than sixty years to r
so would be
the
er hand
migaged
Campaign
of hostility against anything which she considers infringem
har soveràign rights and any suggestion that the ali:mation
of the Sew Territory should be perpetuated or extended would
sertainly arouse the most violent opposition (please som in
te in connection r. Eanderem's telegram of uly End, 1989,
idreused me at eihaivei and paragraph 1. of ay telegram Bumber 584 of July 8th, 1320). In
clear
ei 20:29et andes I a
inopportune for discussing
thu menent
ørnsent would desire
able to
possesɑion of the leased territory after 1097 and that, unless
something should latŠTVI
force
lasue non de
meantime, consideration of it should be postponed.
my arise is to leare well alone and refrain from meeting
trouble half way, or giving the Chinese any peg upon which
to raise
gies 'tion.
I have the honour to be,
with the highest remast, ky ford,
Your Lordship's most obedient, humble Servant,
(OGD) MILES V. LAMPBON,