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These areas have now reverted to Chinese administration
and control (See No.8) and British firms there no
longer enjoy any extra-territorial rights, though
cxisting British property rights are guaranteed under
the 1943 Sino-British Treaty. Chinese nationalistic
tendencies, increased by the pressure of vested interests
(c.g. rival Chinese shipping companies) have greatly
hampered the carrying on of business by our firms.
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