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7. The Governor of hong kong was kept informed of the representations made by the Chinese Gover.ment to lie Lajesty's Ambassador at Kanking, and His Majesty's Government are satisfied that he has taken, and will continue to take, those representations into account. the same time his Majesty's Government consider that the Hong Kong Goverment were fully justified in deciding to clear the area of the temporary hutments, which were
They endangering the wellbeing of the community at large. also consider that the nong Kong Goverment showed every consideration to the squatters in the measures taken to evict them consistent with good administration and the maintenance of law and order. In His Majesty's Government's opinion, it would be quite wrong for the Hong Kong Government on account of the jurisdiction issue, to refrain from taking suca administrative measures in respect of Kowloon City as are necessary in the interests of the community as a whole. As has already been stated above, His Majesty's Goverment regard the jurisdiction issue as one to be dealt with separately, if necessary. In this connexion His Majesty's Government cannot but regret the standpoint adopted by the "National Times" and the activities of the magistrate of Po-On district referred to above, which were, they feel, not conducive to a just and amicable settlement of the matter.
&do I shall be grateful if Your Excellency will inform
your Government of the facts of the case as set out above and will represent to them the desirability of taking steps to ensure that they are placed before the public in China. If this is done, I feel confident that a satisfactory solution will readily be found, and that the friendly relations which exist between our two countries will thereby be strengthened.
I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration,
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Your Excellency's obedient servant,
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M.E. Dening.