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Extract from B.B.C. Monitoring Digests

42.

B. 31:-

CHINA PREPARING TO RE-ESTABLISH HER JURISDICTION OVER KOWLOON

NGKING RADIO IN ENGLISH 16.00) THE HONG KONG GOVERNLENT'S FORMAL DENIAL ON 15TH SEPTEMBER THAT THE KOWLOON CITY STILL REMAINS UNDER CHINESE JURISDICTION PROMPTLY WAS TAKEN UP BY CHINA'S SPECIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER, T.W. KWOK, WHO HAD A SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH HONG KONG'S GOVERNOR, SIR MARK YOUNG IN THE AFTERNOON OF 16TH SEPTEMBER. MR KWOK ELPHASISED THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT RELINQUISH ANY TREATY RIGHTS, AND IS PREPARING TO RE-ESTABLISH ITS JURISDICTION IN THE KOWLOON CITY. MEANWHILE OBSERVERS IN NANKING REGARD AS FAR-FETCHED THE (INTERPRETATION?) BY A SPOKESMAN OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON 13TH SEPTEMBER OF THE TREATY OF 1898 BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN ON KOWLOON CITY. PENDING THE PUBLICATION OF A FULL STATEMENT OFFICIAL REACTION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN'S REMARK IS NOT OBTAINABLE.

(END) (BBC MONITORING). +++17.19 (FMM) 17/9 17th Sept.1946.