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as to duties and rights of neutrals. Before signature of armistice on 1/9 shipping tended to return to normal conditions. Govt. of H.K. on 2/10 lent the Hu Kwang Viceroy £1,000,000 repayable in 10 annual instalments for redemption of Canton-Hankow Railway concession. Unsuccessful negotiations carried through year in connection with Ch. section of Canton-Kowloon Railway. Parcel post arrangement with Germany came into force (1/6) and postage to Australia reduced (15/7). Revised rent roll introduced in N. T. Anglo-Chinese Govt. School opened at Aberdeen.
Trade & Industries. Trade adversely affected by over-speculation in 1904, by fluctuations in exchange, by boycott of American goods as protest against U.S.A. exclusion law and by reduction of Br. fleet in China. Imports to and exports from China fell off. Sugar refineries, Cotton Spinning Co. and cement and rope factories did good business. There was falling off in repairing and docking ships. Exchange averaged 1/11-2¾ for the year and stood at 2/0⅛ on December 30th.
Public Works. Preliminary Survey of Br. section of Canton-Kowloon Railway carried out, route selected and land partly resumed. Construction was commenced under P.W.D. at the latter end of the year. 1st order light from Cape D'Aguilar transferred to new tower at Green Is. Disinfecting Stn. at Kowloon, Mong Kok Tsui Market (40 stalls) and Yau Ma Ti District School (for 200 scholars) completed. Resumption scheme finished at Kau U Fong (27,156 sq. ft.) and commenced at Mee Lun Lane (900 sq. ft.). Robinson and Gascoigne South roads extended.
Legislation. 12 (including 4 financial and 6 amending) Ords. passed of which most important were N. T. Land Ords. (Nos. 3 & 9) for facilitating land transfers and settling land disputes.
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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
42
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as to duties and rights of neutrals. Before signature of armistice on 1/9 shipping tended to return to normal conditions. Govt. of H.K. on 2/10 lent the Hu Kwang Viceroy £1,000,000 repayable in 10 annual instalments for redemption of Canton-Hankow Raily. concession.. Unsuccessful negotiations
negotiations carried through year in connection with Ch. section of Canton- Kowloon Railway. Parcel post arrangement with Germany came into force (1/6) and postage to Australia reduced (15/7). Revised rent roll introduced in N. T. Anglo-Chinese Govt. School opened at Aberdeen.
Trade & Industries. Trade adversely affected by over-speculation in 1904, by fluctuations in exchange, by boycott of American goods as protest against U.S.A. exclusion law and by reduction of Br. fleet in China. Imports to and exports from China fell off. Sugar refineries, Cotton Spinning Co. and cement and rope factories did good business. There was falling off in repairing and docking ships. Exchange averaged 1/11-2335 for the year and stood at 2/0§ on December 30th.
Public Works.-Preliminary Survey of Br. sec- tion of Canton-Kowloon Railway carried out, route selected and land partly resumed. Construction was commenced under P.W.D. at the latter end of the year. 1st order light from Cape D'Aguilar transferred to new tower at Green Is. Disinfecting Stn. at Kowloon, Mong Kok Tsui Market (40 stalls) and Yau Ma Ti District School (for 200 scholars) completed. Resumption scheme finished at Kau U Fong (27, 156 sq. ft.) and commenced at Mee Lun Lane (900 sq. ft.). Robinson and Gascoigne South roads extended.
Legislation.-12 (including 4 financial and 6 amending) Ords. passed of which most important were N. T. Land Ords. (Nos. 3 & 9) for facilitating land transfers and settling land disputes.
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