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and possible grounds of criticism of Hong Kong's
claim to "expropriate" the owners and dispose of the
site of the walled area. Their conclusion was that
the claim was a strong one but in order to avoid
dispute with the Chinese Govt. every endeavour should
be made they suggested, to secure the consent of
the Chinese owners concerned. Very favourable
terms have been offered by the Hong Kong Govt. and
all except a very small minority of the inhabitants
have accepted them. To the Chinese Govt. itself
a reply was returned by H.M.Minster that the Governor
of Hong Kong was clearly acting within his rights and
no question of breach of Treaty stipulations was
involved.
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