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GOVERNOR,
HONG KONG.
54145/16/48
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TELEGRAM CYPHER IMMEDIATE
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(48)
(4)
Addressed Governor, Hong Kong, No.......
Repeated H.MrAmbassador, Nanking, No......
1.
Your telegram No.67.
Kowloon evictions.
Proposals in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7
and Ambassador's comments thereon in his
telegram to Foreign Office No.67 repeated
to you Saring are under consideration here.
2. Your view in paragraph 4 on Customa
Station proposal is accepted.
3.
Proposal to turn Walled City area
into public park, discussed in Ambassador's
telegram to Foreign Office No.65 repeated to
you Saving seems to offer some prospect of
reducing likelihood of further incidents
and
over walled City, Thie-being the case it is
clearly desirable to reach definite decision
as soon as possible. Suggestion in
paragraph 2 of Ambassador's telegram No.65
however seems to be open to even stronger
objection than proposal for Customs Station.
I should be glad to know whether public
statement concerning park envisaged in
paragraph 7 of your telegram No.38 was made;
and also whether you see any objection to
definite decision being taken now to turn
site