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CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 15th March.
Received 9.47 a.m. 15th March, 1935.
Addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies No.65 of the 15th March, repeated to Peking Mission Canton Trade
Commissioner.
Your telegram No.33 Begins:
Begins: Generally project
if carried would almost certainly give Japan measure of control in Macao which would appear to be most undesirable from the point of view of Great Britain and this Colony.
It might well enable Japan to exert pressure in South China
in or
order to increase trade therewith through Macao at the
expense of the present Hong Kong trade.
Very doubtful if Macao could be principai deep-sea port but it could at some expense be dredged to take ships (corrupt group) ? up to 5,000 tons leading to probable diversion from Hong Kong of much coastal (corrupt group) Japanese
shipping.
Macao has considerable reclaimed area which might be used for aerodrome probablyto the prejudice of Hong Kong
on) and other intereste.
(corrupt group) ?aviation)
If Great Britain assisted in the matter of the waterworks
Macao might well resist other proposals.