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INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

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JA

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1948

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Cypher (u.T.P.)

COPY FOR REGISTRATION

D. 26th January, 194.80 R. 26th

FROM HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham

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STRY

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07.55 hrs.

CEIVED

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No. 109

Following from Canton.

Addressed British Ambassador, Nanking, No. 15. Repeated Foreign Office No. 4 (S. of S. please pass)

by savingram to Hong Kong No. 4e

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Foreign Office telegram No. 37 to Nanking and

Hong Kong telegram Not 67, paragraph 7, to the Secretary of

state.

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suggest for future consideration

I strongly recommend that Kowloon City, which is smaller than this Consultate General compound, be given allottão to the Chinese Government for erection of Consulate General in which Kwok himself need not necessarily reside, Being Heap Kei Tak, it would be conventient and it would settle the question of Chinese territorial claima ina manner satisfactory to them and yet satisfactory to us from the sanitary and administrative view points

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Three months hard labour of two persons convicted could be spent preparing site for erection of building so that while fulfilling sentence they would also be working for China,

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If this suggestion is approved and put to the Chinese Government without delay, it might lessen the repercussions from my flag raising ceremony. I should be grateful if I could be informed whether I may mention it as my solution,

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It is possibly preferable to the suggestion of public park as the latter leaves the question of jurisdiction open as possible further bone of contention,

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