SAVINGRAM
To the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
From the Governor, Hong Kong.
Date........
No......
4
After
now China and Britain are included in the family of the
Five Great Powers and the demand for the retrocession of
Hong Kong meets with the sympathy of all Chinese. a century of British rule Hong Kong, one of the greatest
ports and economic centres in the Far East, is regarded as
one of the brightest jewels in the British Crown. The
British desire to retain Hong Kong to further their
commercial interests, while China wants Hong Kong for the
sake of her national dignity, just as she fought Japan to
recover the North eastern Provinces and Taiwan. China and
Britain fought side by side during the war and the British
people should realize that to retain this co-operation with
China is better than to keep Hong Kong. Many thinkin g
British people have expressed such an opinion in recent
years but whether the British Government holds this view