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DRAFT CODE TELEGRAM

VOTING-GOVERNOR,

HONG KONG,

DRAFT 'C'

ky immediately preceding telegram, Deletions

and amendments are as follows. (References are to

paragraphs in Young's despatch No.145.)

(a) Paragraph 17(e) Omission of reference to original proposal that there should be

differentiation between non- British Chinese

one one hand, and Americans and non-British

Europeans on the other, in the matter of

residential qualification, by amendment of second

sentence of this sub-paragraph so as to read

"The period of residential qualification required

in their case would presumably have to be the

same as for non-British Chinese subjects." (b) Paragraph 24(vi) Following consequential

amendments to this sub-paragraph via.

(1) deletion of the word "Chinese" in second

sentence and substitution of the words "all

persons" (2) deletion of words "non-British Europeans and Americans" after the words "British

subjecta".

(c) Paragraph 37 Reference to usual condition regarding duration of term of leases in the case

of the New Territories to be amplified by

amending the third sentence of this paragraph to

read "I assume that it would be the wish of II.M.G.

that the land and buildings which would be

required by the Lunicipality should be leased to

them at a nominal rental for the period of

75 years renewable in the case of the Island and

the ceded portion of the Kowloon Paninsula and,

/in