F 5646/1099/10
1934.
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K.M. Minister Poking to Chinese Ministry of
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Forslin affairs.
MORANDUM.
His Kajesty's Minister has the honour to refer
to the telegram of June 26th from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs on the subject of reports which had reached
His sxcellency in connection with certain measures under-
taken by the British authorities affecting Chinese resi-
dents in Kowloon City.
On receipt of the telegram above referred to enquiries
were instituted by the competent authorities and His
Majesty's Minister is now able to state in reply that
the reports in question were based on a misapprehension
of the true facts. In the first place the Governor of
Hongkong uid not issue any notice to the inhabitants of
Kowloon City in question setting a time limit for their
evacuation but comunicated to them the terms of a generous
offer with a view to carrying out a scheme conceived
in their interests for improving sanitary conaitions. In
so doing the Governor was clearly acting within his rights
and no question of brosch of treaty stipulations arises.
Furthermore is xcellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs
appears also to have been misinformed as to the attitude
of the inhabitants of Kowloon City, for they are
neither frightened nor disturbed, but on the contrary the
vast majority of them have gladly accepted the Governor's
offer. It would be moat unjust, as His Excellency will
understana, to withdraw the offer now and the Governor will
therefore proceed to carry out the scheme. His Excellency
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