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be constantly at the mercy of the power
holding the New Territories. The loss of Hong
Yong as a Colony would, presumably, be a serious
blow to British trade in the East, and also to
British naval interests; but the financial effect
on the inhabitants, except those concerned
exclusively with British trade, might be small,
if the government of the mainland chanced to be
reasonably stable. On the other hand, if there
should be no stable governemt on the mainland,
we should presumably hold on to the New Territories
without regard to the termination of the lease.
In neither case could Hong Kong properly be
called upon to pay any considerable sum for the
extension of the lease.
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