* will also be full of joy.
"Ever since the liberation, a lot of overseas Chinese have
" returned to Hong Kong where, due to the efforts of the
" authorities concerned, it is fast returning to normalcy.
"Hong Kong and Canton are adjacent to each other, and it is
n
now the opportunity to begin a new page in the economical
"relationships of these two ports. But it is also due to the
" proximity of these two cities that it is essential for the
" maintenance of mutual respect and understanding so as to
"keep up the relationship between England and China, and to
* make a closer link between Hong Kong and Canton.
"Nevertheless, there are two matters in the minds of the local
* Chinese which would impair the good terms between England and
"China, i.e., (1) liquidation of traitors and (2) the Ping Shan
" affair.
" In connection with the first, there are many cultural and
"economical traitors in Hong Kong who, though having collabora-
" ted with the enemy in the past, still remain free from
#1 punishment by law because of the peculiar circumstanees
"prevailing in the Colony. They now rely on foreign protection
" and continue their plot against their own country. We are
" confident that Dr. Soong, President of the Executive Yuen in
" China, will deal with the local Government so that the
" liquidation of traitors' work in Kwangtung may be smoothly
* carried out.
"The second question is the erection of aerodrome at Ping Shan.
"Despite protest from the Chinese Government, work is still
" in progress. As it is a very serious question affecting the
" lives and property of many overseas Chinese, and, if not
"satisfactorily settled, will develop into a "cancer" in the
" international relationship between England and China. We
" therefore hope that Dr. Soong, with his past record as a
" competent diplomat, will bring about a settlement with the
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